* Vincent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [020128 16:49]:
> I'm going to bore you with stack attacks once again ! :)
>
> I am testing some kernel patches which prevent the system from being
> vulnerable to stack overflows, and I am wondering : are there many languages
> which require an executable stack ?
>
> I think Ada needs it, but do you know more ? ie, are there such reasons to
> refuse a non-executable stack ?
I think there are some C or C++ programs needing it.
Search for trampoline (I most likely spelled it wrong,
you may get more results using the right characters).
Hochachtungsvoll,
Bernhard R. Link
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