hey, imagine this, its a fucking BETA
On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 21:11:11 +1000, Bruce Bahamut Andrews <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > bleh, it's just an output bug, it was fixed. Though as I pointed out on > the HLDS mailing list, a forum post over at hlfallout.com has told us > that the people using the cracked version of cs:source have to update > manually, so you can crash them out by changing your nickname to %n and > dying, while legitimate users will be unaffected. > > In relation to the emails that want the source code, I'm sure you'd have > an absolute ball going through hundreds of millions of lines of foreign > engine code trying to figure out which one specifically caused X issue. > Give them a break, the Half-Life engine wasn't nearly as complicated as > this one, at least they're actually trying to fix the stuff that goes wrong. > > - Bruce "Bahamut" Andrews > > > > > Kevin Gerry wrote: > > >Good point there... Sorry for replying to you with this... > > > >But... I'd swear that HL2 is one of the most easy to crash remotely programs > >I've seen in a LONG time. > > > >Also, if there are such STUPID crashes as "%n" how many bugs are there to > >inject code to your server/clients to run? Imagine that... User overflows > >the server... All players and the server get recruited in the lamers botnet. > > > >Sorry, all these bugs have made me pissy. > > > >~ > > > > > > > >>Just curious: Does no one learn defensive programming anymore? And it's > >>not > >>like this is just a problem with Valve. Every software shop seems to > >>repeat > >>the same error. I recall MS making a big stink about sending its > >>programmers to special defensive programming classes as part of their > >>security initiative. > >> > >>Never trust the input. Never trust the user. Certainly don't trust crap > >>from the network. And assume that everything is going to try to bust your > >>buffers. > >> > >>Thinking like this isn't a panacea, but it sure decreases your exposure. > >> > >> > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > >http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux > -- Cheers! -- Elmer Fudd _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
