From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 103376,f948976d12c7ee33 X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2003-06-24 10:59:32 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!logbridge.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!wn13feed!worldnet.att.net!204.127.198.203!attbi_feed3!attbi.com!rwcrnsc51.ops.asp.att.net.POSTED!not-for-mail From: tmoran@acm.org Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Boeing and Dreamliner References: X-Newsreader: Tom's custom newsreader Message-ID: <2k0Ka.10749$nG.12858@rwcrnsc51.ops.asp.att.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: 12.234.13.56 X-Complaints-To: abuse@attbi.com X-Trace: rwcrnsc51.ops.asp.att.net 1056477566 12.234.13.56 (Tue, 24 Jun 2003 17:59:26 GMT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 17:59:26 GMT Organization: AT&T Broadband Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2003 17:59:26 GMT Xref: archiver1.google.com comp.lang.ada:39684 Date: 2003-06-24T17:59:26+00:00 List-Id: >> Whoa there! A numerical value out of range is not a buffer overflow in >the potential buffer overflow works for inputs of a certain size, but >fails catastrophically when input exceeds that size. When lightning strikes the computer and the input voltage exceeds 110V, the program fails catastrophically to work. If you call that a buffer overflow, then I will call you a genius, using my own special definition of the word "genius".