If function() is not virtual: . we will have early binding done during compile time only. The function corresponding to the pointer type (here base) will be called.; If function() is virtual: . we ...

A non-virtual function means you intend to have an INVARIANT OVER SPECIALIZATION (shouldn’t be re-implemented —> use FINAL). Otherwise make all inherited re-defined functions virtual, because it ...

Memory corruption bugs are one of the most critical vulnerabilities in software security, which can be exploited to overwrite virtual tables (vtables) or virtual table pointers (vfptrs) and finally ...