(Fwd) Re: Java and buffer overflows

["Felix Harris" <felix () cannabis net>]

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From:                   Felix Harris <felix () cannabis net>
To:                     KF <dotslash () snosoft com>
Subject:                Re: Java and buffer overflows
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Date sent:              Tue, 25 Jun 2002 21:21:28 +0100

Date sent:              Mon, 24 Jun 2002 23:40:07 -0400
From:                   KF <dotslash () snosoft com>
To:                     felix () cannabis net
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Subject:                Re: Java and buffer overflows


> [root@qa5 root]# cat test.java
> class test
> {
>         public static void main(String args[])
>         {
>
>                 String[] test = new String[4];
>                 test[0] = "A";
>                 test[1] = "A";
>                 test[2] = "A";
>                 test[3] = "A";
>                 test[4] = "A";
>                 test[5] = "A";
>                 test[6] = "A";
>         }
> }
>
>
> [root@rcmqa5 root]# javac test.java
> [root@rcmqa5 root]# java test
> Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ArrayIndexOutOfBoundsException: 4
>         at test.main(test.java:11)


AFAIK(and i dont know much:), that IS the bounds checking: an 
exception is thrown rather than a buffer being overflowed.
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Felix Harris
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