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Is this malloc wrapper safe?
I am trying to stop integer overflow vulnerabilities by creating a simple wrapper around malloc(3) and related functions. The idea is that it returns a NULL pointer if the amount of required memory ...
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How does using unsigned integers protect against integer overflow attacks?
In order to avoid problems with integer overflow in C or C++, some people have suggested to use unsigned integers. How can this protect against possible overflow attacks? Doesn't an unsigned integer ...
