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Re: Possible Communicator 4.76 issue


From: c0ncept <c0ncept () HUSHMAIL COM>
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 08:41:24 -0800

        Derefferencing a NULL pointer would be a code quality bug IMHO. The only
security implications would be a possible Denial of Service in a server
program.

        -- c0ncept

[snip]

The instruction at "0x78002f52" referenced memory at "0x00000000".
The memory could not be "read".

Click on OK to terminate -- blah, blah, blah . . . .


Dr. Watson reports:

                    netscape.exe
Exception: access violation (0x00000005), Address: 0x78002f52


I've attached the contents of the Dr. Watson log.

--
Su
  If I have to explain, you wouldn't understand . . . . :-)


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