Re: @(#) Mordred Labs advisory 0x0001: Buffer overflow in

From: Bruno Wolff III <bruno(at)wolff(dot)to>
To: Dann Corbit <DCorbit(at)connx(dot)com>
Cc: Neil Conway <neilc(at)samurai(dot)com>, Mark Pritchard <mark(at)tangent(dot)net(dot)au>, Justin Clift <justin(at)postgresql(dot)org>, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us>, Christopher Kings-Lynne <chriskl(at)familyhealth(dot)com(dot)au>, pgsql-hackers(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: Re: @(#) Mordred Labs advisory 0x0001: Buffer overflow in
Date: 2002-08-20 12:57:38
Message-ID: 20020820125738.GA24116@wolff.to
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On Mon, Aug 19, 2002 at 22:35:26 -0700,
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> Most computer virus problems are caused by buffer overrun. Someone
> decided it wasn't very important.

I disaggree with this. Most computer viruses that I see are rely on
poorly designed software and poorly trained users to propagate.

Buffer overruns are used by worms and by some tools designed to get unauthorized
access to machines.

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