The problem is not the programming language, the problem is that Valve trust their game clients too much.
> Well, > > Valve should start coding c++ with steams ;) > Who works with printfs today? > > I hope Valve will fix the whole source to prevent overflows. > C++ is you friend, not old C stuff... > > Best regards, > Stefan Popp > > > Claudio Beretta schrieb: >> Thanks, anyone knows if a workaround is available? >> >> BTW: aren't "security researchers" supposed to contact the developers >> before >> releasing 0-day exploits?This is the 2nd 0-day exploy from aluigi in a >> few >> weeks -.- >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 6:44 PM, Morgan Humes <mrh9...@lanaddict.com> >> wrote: >> >> >>> A friend forwarded me this info regarding a vulnerability. I am unable >>> to >>> test this at the moment, but it does look like it is possible. Thought >>> I >>> would get this out to the community before others start using this to >>> cause >>> havoc. >>> >>> http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2296 >>> http://aluigi.altervista.org/adv/sourcefs-adv.txt >>> >>> Morgan Humes >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
