A buffer overflow, or buffer overrun, is an anomaly where a program, while writing data to a buffer, overruns the buffer's boundary and overwrites adjacent memory.
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Bypassing Address Space Layout Randomization
How effective is ASLR in preventing arbitrary code execution in a buffer overflow type exploit? How hard is it for an attacker to bypass this without simply guessing where the addresses are?
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Does using many XML parsers (XDocument, XMLDocument) from the public Internet increase attack surface area?
I am coding an anonymous WCF service that allows others to post XML into it.
Does using different kinds of XML parsers XDocument, XMLDocument, or even 3rd party parsers increase the attack surface ...
