CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow, page 19
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Explain CWE-122: Heap-based Buffer Overflow and how to prevent and detect it in code. Use https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/122.html and https://cve.bz/cve/cwe/122?via=ask-ai-copy for recent CVEs with this weakness. Cite the sources.Opens a third-party assistant; its answer is its own, not cve.bz's. The prompt holds only this weakness's id and public links.
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