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Malware
Abbreviation for Malicious software, it is a software designed to harm or secretly access a computer system without the owner's informed consent.
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typosquatting
Software; Malware
A form of cybersquatting where someone registers a domain name of a highly visited website, except with typographical errors (for example, microsooft.com). Also known as cybersquatting.
unchecked buffer
Software; Malware
A condition in which the data written into a buffer is not validated; this may cause errors in the program when the data in the buffer is read.
uninitialized memory
Software; Malware
Memory space that contains uninitialized value, which may leave the memory space in an unexpected state with it is accessed or used.
uninitialized pointer
Software; Malware
A pointer that contains an uninitialized value, which might not point to a valid memory location and result in the application trying to read or write from this invalid location.
uninitialized variable
Software; Malware
A variable that has not been initialized, which may lead to unexpected results if an application calls that variable at that time.
unrestricted upload of a file with a dangerous type
Software; Malware
A type of vulnerability in which the software allows an attacker to upload files of a dangerous type, in which "dangerous" means that the file is automatically processed and executed.
use after free
Software; Malware
A situation in which memory is referenced after it has been freed, or expunged of its previous values; this can cause the application to fail, behave unexpectedly.
