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When a buffer overflow attack occurs, which component of the buffer is targeted?
Return addresses
RAM
Call stack
Parameters
Buffer overflow attacks usually target the call (or function) stack. The stack stores information about processes an app is running as well as return addresses, local variables, and parameters. Stacks are allocated a fixed size and when a process consumes all the space allocated for the stack, a buffer overflow occurs. Source: Weaver, Randy, Dawn Weaver, and Dean Farwood. "Internet and World Wide Web Security." Guide to Network Defense and Countermeasures. N.p.: n.p., n.d. 443-44. Print.
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