heap overflow???

[theeta]

hey i've heard about buffer overflow and also seen lotsa exploits based upon it.......but can anyone there tell me something about heap overflow???? i heard about this recently......
anyone???
theeta

[nabylbt]

def of a heap :
"Memory that is dynamically allocated by the application is known as the
heap." The words "by the application" are important here, as on good
systems most areas are in fact dynamically allocated at the kernel level,
while for the heap, the allocation is requested by the application.

it's almost the same as a buffer overflow :
http://www.ccs.uky.edu/~mahesh/junk/heapOverflow.text
or google.com


enjoy

[nabylbt]

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