Buffer
Overflow Causes. ©2002, Jedidiah R. Crandall, Susan L. Gerhart, Jan G.
Hogle.
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Off-by-one errors - Problem.
•Off-by-one errors occur
when a programmer takes the proper
precautions in terms of bounds checking, but
maybe puts a 512 where she should have put a
511.
•Can happen to the best programmers no matter how well-informed they are about buffer overflows.
•Can happen to the best programmers no matter how well-informed they are about buffer overflows.