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Test case 149201

Deprecated test case

This version contains mistakes, making it deprecated. Deprecated test cases should not be used for new work. However, They remain in the SARD as a reference to redo previous work. The latest version of this test case is available here.
Old Test Case ID
15
Type
source code
State
bad
Author
SecureSoftware
Status
deprecated
Language
C
Submission Date

Description

A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be
overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that
the buffer was allocated using a routine such as the POSIX malloc() call. (from TCCLASP-5_2_4_10)

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