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Re: incorrect integer conversions in OpenSSL can result in memory corruption.


From: Douglas Huff <mith () jrbobdobbs org>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:07:46 -0500

On Apr 19, 2012, at 9:32, Benjamin Kreuter <ben.kreuter () gmail com> wrote:
Correct me if I am wrong, but shouldn't this only be a problem on
systems where a size_t is wider than an int i.e. not on 32 bit systems?

No because size_t is unsigned. Some attacks would rely on being 64 like he stated, but not all.

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Douglas Huff
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