Fwd: re: Are NULL pointer deref a security problem ?

From: Nicolas Gregoire (ngregoireat_private)
Date: Tue Dec 11 2001 - 01:22:15 PST

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Just a forward ....

> 07/12/2001 20:17:31, Chris Wysopal <weldat_private> wrote :
>
> >
> >NULL pointer deferences cause a kernel trap.  Process execution is terminated
> >unless there is a special handler in place.  An attacker cannot manipulate
> >memory or the instruction pointer from this particular problem.  It does show
> >poor coding and perhaps by poking around the area of the NULL pointer deref you
> >could find a slightly different dereferencing problem.
> >
> >
> >-weld

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