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Re: [PAPER]: Integer array overflows.


From: Yves Younan <yyounan () vub ac be>
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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