Testing for Buffer Overflow (OTG-INPVAL-014)

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What's buffer overflow?

To find out more about buffer overflow vulnerability, please go to Buffer overflow and Buffer Overflow pages.

How to test for buffer overflow vulnerabilities?

Different types of buffer overflow vulnerabilities have different testing methods. Here are the testing methods for the common types of buffer overflow vulnerabilities.

• Testing for heap overflow vulnerability
• Testing for stack overflow vulnerability
• Testing for format string vulnerability

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