Buffer
Overflow Intro. ©2002, Jedidiah R. Crandall, Susan L. Gerhart, Jan G.
Hogle.
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ANALOGY: computer~~mailroom
Scenario Characters:
•Norman, the mailroom worker
•Alice, who programs the mailroom
computer
•Patty, an innocent-appearing user who
knows how to use a buffer overflow to hijack the computer