Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #1481: transform_width may cause buffer overruns

Subject: Re: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #1481: transform_width may cause buffer overruns
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-12-03 11:00:52

#1481: transform_width may cause buffer overruns
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  Reporter:  anonymous         |       Owner:  ramey        
      Type:  Bugs              |      Status:  closed       
 Milestone:  To Be Determined  |   Component:  serialization
   Version:  release 1.34.0    |    Severity:  Problem      
Resolution:  wontfix           |    Keywords:               
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Comment (by anonymous):

 Replying to [comment:4 ramey]:

 > I'll look into making std::copy fail at compile time.  If you're
 interested, feeel free to send me a suggested patch.  In the mean time,
 please don't reopen this ticket. I'm trying to get them cleared and I
 can't shovel against the tide.

 Well, you could put a static assert in "equal" method to stop it being
 ever used with this iterator. This makes sense as comparing these
 iterators is inherently unsafe (as it allows comparing with end)

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Ticket URL: <http://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/1481#comment:5>
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