Re: Apache - all versions vulnerability in OLD procesors.

From: Peter Pentchev (roam_at_ringlet.net)
Date: 04/28/04

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To: Adam Zabrocki <pi3ki31ny@wp.pl>

    On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 08:12:26PM -0000, Adam Zabrocki wrote:
    >
    > Hello
    >
    > In OLD procesors (i mean like x286 and some version x386) when the
    > sizeof (unsigned long) == sizeof (unsgined int) there is bug becouse it's
    > 2 bytes and... 2*16=32

    Eh?

    Yes, you are talking about 16-bit processors, where the word size was 16
    bits (two bytes), and sizeof(int) == 2. However, I can't remember any C
    compilers for Intel x86 processors where sizeof(long) != 4. Yes, 'int' was
    a 16-bit type, but IIRC, 'long' has always been a 32-bit type (a so-called
    DWORD back then) - just as the C standard requires, as others mentioned.

    > but i don't have in this time box with that
    > procesors for research this situactions and this is only theory that bug
    > becouse i don't know whether apache we can run on this OLD procesors.

    It's not just a matter of processors. You have to have OS support for
    sockets and stuff. Yes, this can be done under Windows in 16-bit mode or
    MS-DOS with the appropriate socket library, like WATTCP -
    http://google.com/search?q=Apache+WATTCP

    Still, see above for the reasons this will NOT be a problem even then.
    sizeof(long) >= 4, and that's that.

    G'luck,
    Peter 

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