Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow

Properties


name
Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow
definition
The product performs a calculation to determine how much memory to allocate, but an integer overflow can occur that causes less memory to be allocated than expected, leading to a buffer overflow.

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