##  [Buffer Overflow](/index.php/buffer-overflow) 

  ##  [Buffer Overflow](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/buffer-overflow-0) 

  

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Definition

An error in which a program writes more data into a fixed-size contiguous memory buffer than it can hold, overwriting adjacent memory and potentially causing crashes, incorrect behavior, or security breaches.

 

 

 

 

 





 

 



 ##  [Buffer Overflow](https://information.quantumdictionary.io/buffer-overflow-1) 

  

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Definition

A condition in which incoming data (packets, frames, bytes) exceeds the available storage capacity of a buffer so that additional arriving units cannot be held and are therefore discarded, overwritten or otherwise lost, possibly producing application‑level data loss or corruption in systems without proper bounds checking.