RE: And how long have buffer overflows been around?

[Vincent.Maes () aps com]

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Ray
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 5:51 PM
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Subject: [Full-disclosure] And how long have buffer overflows been
around?



> Furthermore, the security kernel of the Windows NT server software was

> written before the Internet.

Does anyone know if the concept of "Windows time" exist?  I'd really
like to know the beginning of it's epoch. 

> Windows 95 was written without a single security feature, he said, as
it was designed to be
> totally open...

It still is...isn't it?


--Vin



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