Date: Sun, 16 Feb 1997 17:12:41 -0500 (EST) From: Ken Wong <wong@a17b32.rogerswave.ca> To: Zach Heilig <zach@blizzard.gaffaneys.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: strlen() question, maybe str*cpy Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.970216171052.393A-100000@wong.rogerswave.ca> In-Reply-To: <87iv3xl2rc.fsf@murkwood.gaffaneys.com>
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On 12 Feb 1997, Zach Heilig wrote: > Ken Wong <wong@a17b32.rogerswave.ca> writes: > > > why isn't the str*cpy check the BP (base pointer?) register > > and use it to gaurd against stack over right? > > Are you certain that all strings are allocated on the stack? I'm > pretty sure there are some in the bss and others that are malloc()'d > as well... If that was the case, then there is not problem with stack overflow. instead, you will get a seg fault or bus error when gone beyond. Ken
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