An attacker can generally determine in advance exactly where thetargeted buffer will be located in the stack frame of the function inwhich it is defined.

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Due to modern security practices like Address Space Layout Randomization (ASLR), the exact location of the targeted buffer in the stack frame cannot be determined in advance as it is randomized at each program start to prevent such attacks.

An Attacker Can Generally Determine in Advance Exactly Where Thetargeted