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Which of the following statements about buffer overflow is true?

A. It is a condition in which an application receives more data than it is configured to accept.

B. It manages security credentials and public keys for message encryption.

C. It is a false warning about a virus.

D. It is a collection of files used by Microsoft for software updates released between major service pack releases.

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