Re: [PAPER]: Integer array overflows.

From: Yves Younan (yyounan_at_vub.ac.be)
Date: 09/20/03

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    To: "Steven M. Christey" <coley@mitre.org>
    Date: 20 Sep 2003 21:04:47 +0200
    
    
    

    On Tue, 2003-09-16 at 22:55, Steven M. Christey wrote:

    > It would be interesting if somebody tackled the difference between
    > "integer overflows" and "signedness errors," as I've seen the terms
    > being used interchangeably.
    The difference is clearly pointed out in phrack 60 article 10:
    http://www.phrack.org/show.php?p=60&a=10
    I also have a section in my master thesis explaining integer overflows
    and integer signedness errors:
    http://fort-knox.org/thesis.php

    - YY
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    deserve neither liberty nor safety.
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