Data Recovery Glossary > Buffer Overflow

Buffer overflow occurs when a program tries to store more data into the buffer than it can actually hold. Buffer overflow happens due to the mismatch in processing rate between the producing and consuming processes.

Buffer overflow may result in a system crash or even loss or corruption of data. When excess information is tried to store in the buffer, the extra information which has to be move somewhere else, go to the adjacent buffer and cause data corruption and overwriting. Buffer overflow is the most common attack against applications and very dangerous one.

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