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PHP Patches Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Developers at PHP recently patched a bug that can lead to a heap-based buffer overflow. UPDATE Developers at PHP recently pushed out a series of patches to fix a handful of vulnerabilities, including ...
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Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities in Yokogawa ICS Gear Patched

Yokogawa Electric Corp., of Japan patched critical buffer overflow flaws in its CENTUM and Exaopac production control system software. Vulnerabilities in production control system software used in ...
CSOonline

What is a buffer overflow? And how hackers exploit these vulnerabilities

A buffer overflow or overrun is a memory safety issue where a program does not properly check the boundaries of an allocated fixed-length memory buffer and writes more data than it can hold. This ...
SDxCentral

CISA and FBI Issue Alert on Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI (FBI) have released a Secure by Design Alert, Eliminating Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities, as part of their cooperative Secure by ...
Dark Reading

Apple Plugs A Heap of Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities

The software maker plugs 10 significant security vulnerabilities in its QuickTime media player, as well as flaws within iTunes. A number of flaws could lead to denial of service conditions, or remote ...
TechSpot

US cyber defense agency urges developers to eliminate buffer overflow vulnerabilities

Bottom line: The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is once again reminding IT manufacturers and developers that buffer overflow vulnerabilities must be eradicated from software. In ...