From: Stephen Leake <Stephen.Leake@gsfc.nasa.gov>
Subject: Re: An interesting quote on Java and C++
Date: 1997/09/10
Date: 1997-09-10T00:00:00+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3416C84A.5BD0@gsfc.nasa.gov> (raw)
In-Reply-To: EG9rCz.5pH@world.std.com
Robert A Duff wrote:
> <snip>
> Consider also that
> Ada allows range constraints, which can help catch bugs, but provide no
> particular security benefit -- so Java takes the C attitude there
> (although more portable than C); Java can't say "type T is range
> 1..10;".
Range constraints provide significant security benefits, at least in
systems without separate address spaces. If you can write "past" the end
of an array, you can write to arbitrary memory, including system memory.
I believe there are several Windows/DOS viruses that use this trick, but
I'm not really sure.
> - Bob
--
- Stephe
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1997-09-03 0:00 An interesting quote on Java and C++ Nasser
1997-09-03 0:00 ` Samuel Mize
[not found] ` <01bcb881$915526a0$d7000064@sim01.amst.co.at>
1997-09-03 0:00 ` Robert Munck
1997-09-05 0:00 ` Joachim Schroeer
1997-09-06 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-24 0:00 ` Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
1997-09-08 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-09-09 0:00 ` Robert Munck
1997-09-10 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-09-10 0:00 ` Stephen Leake [this message]
1997-09-11 0:00 ` Roy Grimm
1997-09-12 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-09-10 0:00 ` Robert Munck
1997-09-11 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-12 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-12 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-09-18 0:00 ` Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
1997-09-19 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-09-20 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-20 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-22 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
1997-09-20 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-10-03 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-09-12 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-11 0:00 ` Robert Dewar
1997-09-12 0:00 ` Jon S Anthony
1997-09-12 0:00 ` Robert A Duff
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1997-09-25 0:00 Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-96
1997-09-25 0:00 ` Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
1997-09-26 0:00 ` Tucker Taft
1997-10-07 0:00 ` Robert I. Eachus
1997-11-19 0:00 ` Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
1997-10-08 0:00 Marin David Condic, 561.796.8997, M/S 731-96
1997-10-09 0:00 ` Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz
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