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balp
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The bug is as much a Windows problem 09 November 2012 07:30
To make windows faster Microsoft have choosen to make the compilers
optimice away the only way to clear memory in the C standard and have
programers use there own version to be safe on windows.
Tor is using memset(), the standard function in c top set memory. The
implementations in Visual C thous is unsafe for the usage to clear
memory. As apperently happen in this case. Thou it maight be a good
idea if tor like to support windows better to add a work around for
the buggy OS thet main blame on the security problem have to be on
the compiler constructor optimizing away standard functionality for
speed.
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09 Nov 2012 07:30balp
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