"Buffer overflows accounted for over 50 percent of all major security bugs leading to CERT/CC advisories last year. ... So why are buffer overflow vulnerabilities still being produced? Because the recipe for disaster is surprisingly simple. Take one part bad . . .
"Buffer overflows accounted for over 50 percent of all major security bugs leading to CERT/CC advisories last year. ... So why are buffer overflow vulnerabilities still being produced? Because the recipe for disaster is surprisingly simple. Take one part bad language design (usually in C and C++), mix in two parts poor programmer practice, and you have a recipe for big problems." [Found on linuxtoday]
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