[Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #2523: Windows FILETIMEs before 1970 are projected into the future

Subject: [Boost-bugs] [Boost C++ Libraries] #2523: Windows FILETIMEs before 1970 are projected into the future
From: Boost C++ Libraries (noreply_at_[hidden])
Date: 2008-11-21 17:59:01

#2523: Windows FILETIMEs before 1970 are projected into the future
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 Reporter:  Marc Halbruegge <marc.halbruegge_at_[hidden]>  |       Owner:  az_sw_dude 
     Type:  Bugs                                                     |      Status:  new        
Milestone:  Boost 1.38.0                                             |   Component:  date_time  
  Version:  Boost 1.37.0                                             |    Severity:  Showstopper
 Keywords:  ms windows filetime                                      |  
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 When the file time is before 1970 (possible e.g. in ntfs file systems),
 the conversion produces an integer overflow, projecting the file time some
 60,000 years into the future.

 Unfortunately, this causes bad_date exceptions to be thrown later on

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Ticket URL: <https://svn.boost.org/trac/boost/ticket/2523>
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