Buffer
Overflow Causes. ©2002, Jedidiah R. Crandall, Susan L. Gerhart, Jan G.
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Formatting and logical errors – Problem.
The size in bytes of the input might not be what causes the buffer overflow, it might be the input itself.
•For example, if you’re converting a
large integer to a string (maybe in ternary) make sure the buffer is long enough to hold all possible outputs.