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Buffer overflow?
It hurts me deeply when displaying something as innocuous as a freaking picture exposes me to a security threat. But buffer overflows have been a solved problem for decades. Writing critical software in a language that allows these errors to exist is criminal.
Posted by: aramael   Posted on: 06/14/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Fixes in for critical IE, Windows flaws  Loverock Davidson | 06/14/05
Sounding more and more like Mike  stormdoor | 06/14/05
i was gonna say... :P  linuxoverwindows | 06/14/05
Hey "fanboy", you don't mind if I use your term huh?...  Colonel_Panic | 06/14/05
Mepis is the short bus of linux distros  Jeff the god of biscuits | 07/18/05
Minimal time my foot!  Jiim_z | 06/14/05
Error in article: moderate vs. important  PB_z | 06/14/05
Everything needs patches...  Xunil_Sierutuf | 06/14/05
No. The software is too complex...  Poser | 06/14/05
I agree, but it probably could be improved  maddoghall | 06/14/05
Bad use of words ZDNet!  zdnetspam | 06/14/05
A real patch  klmmicro | 06/14/05
Message has been deleted.  linuxoverwindows | 06/14/05
Warning!  d_jedi | 06/14/05
check yo hed.  linuxoverwindows | 06/14/05
I went to 'home' at your site and saw...  Colonel_Panic | 06/15/05
that vid is a great pick me up  linuxoverwindows | 06/19/05
Ballmer IS a loser. Here is proof  Jeff the god of biscuits | 07/18/05
good old days  DemonX | 06/15/05
Look at this website  bill.washington@... | 06/16/05
cool, another tweakui. lol  linuxoverwindows | 06/19/05
Microsoft faults for X-Pee  originalpatricia | 06/14/05
Does this mean that you still drive a......  magpie_z | 06/14/05
i drive a...  linuxoverwindows | 06/14/05
This is for all the Windows and Linux losers.. err I mean Zelots.  Jeff the god of biscuits | 06/14/05
Hardy farken har har, cute...  Colonel_Panic | 06/14/05
spelling  robshome@... | 06/15/05
Two kinds of code  j.tavares@... | 06/14/05
How do they release the patch before the exploit?  ThinkAboutIt | 06/14/05
The 7-Year Itch ... (FireFox Flaw)  PMC-CON | 06/14/05
Third Choice  WarHippy | 06/14/05
The exploit news is not released until.....  magpie_z | 06/14/05
I like it better the old way.....  WarHippy | 06/14/05
Actually  IT Scion | 06/14/05
Not true  rapson | 06/15/05
Patches, errors, etc.  jvb123@... | 06/14/05
svchost  WarHippy | 06/14/05
In a related story...  Colonel_Panic | 06/14/05
Will the flaws ever end?  Paul G. | 06/14/05
Buffer overflow?  aramael | 06/14/05
Not sure then  IT Scion | 06/15/05
Why am I the only one that can't update?  DarbyOhara | 06/15/05
Windows IE patches haha  jackie40d@... | 06/15/05
Unless  IT Scion | 06/15/05
Must read!  Reverend MacFellow | 06/15/05
Interesting read  IT Scion | 06/15/05
interesting...but  BlinkMM182 | 06/15/05
the author hasn't got a clue...  JoeMama_z | 06/15/05
Some corrections to author!  Reverend MacFellow | 06/15/05
days are numbered  PA-ITGuy | 06/16/05
Not while Steve has breath in his body.  mustangj36@... | 06/15/05
Flaws  buhda@... | 06/15/05
The Old Analogy of Thieves Breaking In  Rumpled_Foreskin | 06/15/05
Ouch  Reverend MacFellow | 06/15/05
Nothing will happen because  mustangj36@... | 06/15/05
Back when Apple had 10%+ marketshare  PA-ITGuy | 06/16/05
ONLY THREE?!!!!!  CobraA1 | 06/15/05
THIS STORY LINGERING IS PROOF...  Colonel_Panic | 06/17/05
Fixes break IP on my PC  bsvee | 06/17/05
Recent Microsoft Fixes Are Not the Problem  karl0318@... | 06/17/05
Been there, done that.  bsvee | 06/20/05
Of course not  oldbilll | 06/17/05
Please someone come up with another operating system  sueconcord | 06/17/05
RE: Please someone come up with a new OS  laci2126 | 06/19/05
Firefox coding?  emcee_z | 07/18/05

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