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==Related Security Activities==
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==Summary==
  
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===Description of Buffer Overflow===
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To find out more about buffer overflow vulnerabilities, please go to [[Buffer Overflow]] pages.
  
 
See the OWASP article on [[Buffer_overflow_attack|Buffer Overflow]] Attacks.
 
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===How to Avoid Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities===
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==How to test ==
  
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See the [[:Category:OWASP Guide Project|OWASP Development Guide]] article on how to [[Buffer_Overflows|Avoid Buffer Overflow]] Vulnerabilities.
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Different types of buffer overflow vulnerabilities have different testing methods. Here are the testing methods for the common types of buffer overflow vulnerabilities.
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* [[Testing_for_Heap_Overflow|Testing for heap overflow vulnerability]]
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===How to Review Code for Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities===
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===Code Review===
  
 
See the [[:Category:OWASP Code Review Project|OWASP Code Review Guide]] article on how to [[Reviewing_Code_for_Buffer_Overruns_and_Overflows|Review Code for Buffer Overruns and Overflows]] Vulnerabilities.
 
See the [[:Category:OWASP Code Review Project|OWASP Code Review Guide]] article on how to [[Reviewing_Code_for_Buffer_Overruns_and_Overflows|Review Code for Buffer Overruns and Overflows]] Vulnerabilities.
  
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==Remediation==
  
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'''What's buffer overflow?'''
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See the [[:Category:OWASP Guide Project|OWASP Development Guide]] article on how to [[Buffer_Overflows|Avoid Buffer Overflow]] Vulnerabilities.
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To find out more about buffer overflow vulnerabilities, please go to [[Buffer Overflow]] pages.
 
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'''How to test for buffer overflow vulnerabilities?'''
 
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Different types of buffer overflow vulnerabilities have different testing methods. Here are the testing methods for the common types of buffer overflow vulnerabilities.
 
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* [[Testing_for_Format_String|Testing for format string vulnerability]]
 

Latest revision as of 13:23, 8 August 2014

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Summary

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

See the OWASP article on Buffer Overflow Attacks.

See the OWASP article on Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities.


How to test

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


Code Review

See the OWASP Code Review Guide article on how to Review Code for Buffer Overruns and Overflows Vulnerabilities.

Remediation

See the OWASP Development Guide article on how to Avoid Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities.

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