Back to the articleObvious question... #
Posted Thursday 22nd May 2008 13:59 GMT
So how does this compare to closed source code?
Open source code crawling with fewer bugs
Null pointer refs #
Posted Thursday 22nd May 2008 15:06 GMT
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Buffer overflow flaws are the staple of most security bugs but experts warn that null pointer bugs could become fertile ground for hacking attacks. "Null pointer security flaws are exploitable and could quickly replace buffer overflows as the next big threat," said Geoff Sweeney, CTO of Australian-based net security firm Tier-3.
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Not true. Null-pointer refs normally aren't exploitable, but, in certain cases, can be. It depends on how the null pointer is used.
@Chris Cook #
Posted Tuesday 27th May 2008 02:19 GMT
That's the problem with closed sources. We don't know. Someone with access to the source code would need to parse it through and only after obtaining an NDA I expect.
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