What Are the Steps Involved in a Buffer Overflow Exploit

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What are the steps involved in a buffer overflow exploit?

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Chemical Synapse

A specialized junction through which neurons signal to each other and to non-neuronal cells, allowing ion or molecule movements that facilitate neurotransmission.

Presynaptic Terminal

The part of a neuron that releases neurotransmitters into the synaptic cleft to communicate with a neighboring neuron.

Postsynaptic Membrane

The term describes the part of a neuron that receives signals from another neuron at a synapse.

Synaptic Cleft

The synaptic cleft is the narrow gap between the terminal button of a neuron and the membrane of another neuron or muscle cell, through which neurotransmitters are released.