Didn't they use ASM (at least in the Source Engine leak, but that's very outdated, not to mentioned possibly illegal) for the Sound Engine and parts of mathlib?
Thanks, - Saul. On 18 Aug 2009, at 21:53, Gary Stanley <g...@velocity-servers.net> wrote: > At 03:36 PM 8/18/2009, Ronny Schedel wrote: > >> It's not forbidden to mix diffent programming languages, I am sure >> they also >> use Assembler codes. The problem can also occur in C++, because >> they trust >> the client that it sends a valid string, but it can send anything. > > > They only use assembly code to in startup to get the CPU MHZ via 2 > calls to rdtsc. > > > > >>> Thats not right ;) >>> >>> The programming language is the problem in this case. Why should i >>> write >>> my code with functions that shouldnt be used with C++? >>> C++ works with the stdlib, which means streams. Not C stuff. So its >>> finally up to Valve to write programs which follows C++ standards >>> not C. >>> You cant trust your users as programmer. Its up to us, to make the >>> source safe, and if the projecttime needs 2 weeks more, you should >>> spend >>> the time. >>> >>> >>> Ronny Schedel schrieb: >>>> 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 >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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
