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title: Buffer Overflow Attack Protection
slug: kron-dam-reference-guide-3-8-0/buffer-overflow-attack-protection
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createdAt: 2025-07-17T08:41:21.609Z
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Kron DAM implements buffer overflow protection at the SQL proxy layer by validating incoming request sizes. If a request exceeds the defined buffer size limit, it is blocked immediately to prevent potential overflow attacks or abuse patterns such as denial-of-service vectors. The mechanism ensures system resilience against malformed or maliciously large queries.

This feature is disabled by default. To enable buffer overflow protection, set the following master parameter:

| **Parameter**                              | **Description**                                                                                                          | **Default** |
| ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- |
| dam.ddm.buffer.overflow\.attack.protection | Enables the buffer overflow protection mechanism.                                                                        | false       |
| dam.ddm.buffer.overflow\.limit             | Maximum allowed request size in bytes. Values below 8192 bytes are not recommended due to minimum metadata requirements. | 65535B      |