Buffer Overflow

Question 1

What is a Buffer Overflow Attack?

Answer 1

Occurs when a process stores data outside the memory range allocated by the developer

Question 2

What are Buffers?

Answer 2

Temporary storage areas used by programs to hold data

Question 3

What is a Stack?

Answer 3

Programs that have a reserved memory area called a stack to store data during processing

Question 4

What happens during Smashing the Stack?

Answer 4

Attackers aim to overwrite the return address with a pointer to execute their malicious code

Question 5

What is an ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization)?

Answer 5

A security measure that randomizes memory addresses, making buffer overflow attacks harder for attackers