Date: Fri, 8 Mar 2002 14:40:19 -0500 From: mpd <mpd6334@cs.rit.edu> To: Lord Raiden <raiden23@netzero.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: One off error?? Message-ID: <20020308144019.A2134@rochester.rr.com> In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.58.20020308142742.0095b4d0@pop.netzero.net>; from raiden23@netzero.net on Fri, Mar 08, 2002 at 02:28:41PM -0500 References: <4.2.0.58.20020308142742.0095b4d0@pop.netzero.net>
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On Fri, Mar 08, 2002 at 02:28:41PM -0500, Lord Raiden wrote: > HI all. I hate to sound stupid on this, but I'm no programming guru. I > was reading up on the problems with the OpenSSH exploit found and someone > mentioned about it being a one-off error. What is that? I'm curious. Thanks. An error which is 'wrong' by 1 unit. Things like loops running one too many times, or one less than the correct number, or forgetting to add an extra slot for the '\0' when mallocing a buffer are all examples. Take a look at the patch. It's not difficult to see if you know a programming language. -- ___________________________________________________________ "'DOG ON FIRE' IS MY FAVORITE GAME!!!" - Little Girl from "MY FAVORITE BOARD GAME" To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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