Buffer
Overflow Causes. ©2002, Jedidiah R. Crandall, Susan L. Gerhart, Jan G.
Hogle.
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Unsafe
library function calls - Consequences.
•Most library function
call buffer overflows allow the attacker to
hijack the machine using stack smashing.
•They also can corrupt security-sensitive data or crash the program.
•They also can corrupt security-sensitive data or crash the program.