NX Bit (No eXecute Bit): The exploit bypasses the protection that marks memory regions as non-executable, forcing the execution of shellcode. ASLR (Address Space Layout Randomization): The exploit ...

During fuzzing, a critical stack buffer overflow vulnerability has been discovered in the Open Asset Import Library (Assimp). The vulnerability occurs in the ConvertName function within ...

In mid-May, a nasty security bug was discovered in popular messaging app WhatsApp that allowed hackers to install powerful malware on iPhone and Android devices. Interestingly, to exploit the bug, ...

Abstract: Security testing of Component Object Model (COM) is an active area of research in the software engineering community. This is partly due to the increase in security related issues (referred ...

There are stack buffer overflows in two components of a Honeywell point-of-sale software package that can allow attackers to run arbitrary code on vulnerable systems. The vulnerabilities lie in the ...

If you encounter the error message “The system detected an overrun of a stack-based buffer in this application” when trying to run an application on your Windows ...