Re: PHP audit project
| From: | Jedi/Sector One | Date: | Mon, 11 Mar 2002 12:49:11 +0000 |
| Subject: | Re: PHP audit project | ||
| References: | 1 2 3 4 | Groups: | php.dev |
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On Mon, Mar 11, 2002 at 01:43:40PM +0100, Stefan Esser wrote:
> Sorry, my fault. I have overseen that. I just wanted to clearify what
> strlcat and strlcpy are.
strlcpy and strlcat are quick and dirty band aids against buffer
overflows. They suck because if a string is truncated, other bad things can
happen. These functions don't replace proper error handling. But once again,
we just started the project, and this is a first step. Real fixes (without
strl*) will come later.
> I dislike OpenBSD because of several reasons but this list
> is not the right place to discuss anything like this.
Every operating system has strenghts and weakness. <insert your favorite
OS here> is the best one because you know it very well, you feel confortable
with it, and it fits your needs. OS wars are plenty stupid, especially in
the opensource world.
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