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RE: [cobalt-users] URGENT: CERT - Apache buffer overrun



> At 11:33 AM 6/18/2002, you wrote:
>>Not true. It says that the Stack Overflow is handled different
>>by 64-bit and 32-bit Unix platforms. On a 64-bit platform you
>>can control the Stack Overflow, on a 32-bit platform not. But
>>the Stack Overflow is still there. On the 32-bit platform it only will
>>cause a segmentation violation and the child process will be
>>terminated.
>>Peter
>>
>>
>
> Just what exactly happens when "the child process will be terminated"?

nothing.  the process is terminated.  kaput.. dead..  This isn't an issue
unless you have a 64-bit operating system, which as far as I know, excludes
all the raqs.