A memory access defect due to the attempt by a process to store data beyond the boundaries of a fixed length buffer - resulting in overwriting of adjacent memory areas or the raising of an overflow exception. See also buffer. A device or storage area

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1. A memory access defect due to the attempt by a process to store data beyond the boundaries of a fixed length buffer - resulting in overwriting of adjacent memory areas or the raising of an overflow exception. See also buffer. A device or storage area