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Every X11 server release since 1991 may be rootable by buffer overflow (x.org)
2 points by morphics on Jan 8, 2014 | hide | past | favorite | 1 comment


I find it very interesting how static analysis tools can find bugs on even the most stable and audited code bases. The analysis of PostgreSQL earlier this year[1] comes to mind.

I'll make sure to include static code analysis as part of my build workflow for my current project.

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6962475




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