owasp - How are web applications vulnerable to Buffer Overflow security issue? -
the buffer overflow issue in java have chance happen because of issues in jvm.
apart developers code have chances of being vulnerable buffer overflow ? esp in custom built java/nee based web applications ?
if* (or libraries use) not use jni (native) code in java application , if jvm functions bug free (there have been bugs in past media parsing) don't need fear traditional buffer overflows. true "managed code" runtimes , 1 of greatest advantages.
however can still overflow data structures. not lead severe heap or stack corruptions might produce deny of service, information disclosure or logical problems.
the example simple:
void test() { char[] c = new char[10]; c[11] = '1'; // or 10 } if try method, throw arrayindexoutofbounds exception , not write memory location. in fact 1 of major motivators exceptions, if read java language spec.
* this big if ....
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