[Boost-users] Buffer overrun error when calling std::exception::what() on boost::asio exception

Subject: [Boost-users] Buffer overrun error when calling std::exception::what() on boost::asio exception
From: Brodie Thiesfield (brofield2_at_[hidden])
Date: 2010-06-02 04:54:14

Hi,

OS: Windows
Compiler: MSVC 2008 SP1 (9.0)
Boost: 1.43.0

I am using boost asio, with an implementation of an SSL acceptor. I am
setting up the context for the SSL, calling "use_private_key_file" on
boost::asio::ssl::context. The file that I am specifying is invalid or
doesn't exist, which causes asio to throw an error via:

boost/asio/ssl/basic_context.hpp:289
  boost::asio::detail::throw_error(ec);

I catch the exception in a catch block like:

    catch (const std::exception& e) {
        fprintf(stderr, "exception: %s\n", e.what());
        return false;
    }

When I call e.what() everything blows up with a buffer overrun error.
The stack looks like the following. The m_cat->message() call is causing
the error (but I can't step into it for some reason).

boost/system/error_code.hpp:350
   std::string message() const  { return m_cat->message(value()); }
boost/system/system_error.hpp:68
   m_what += m_error_code.message();

All libraries are built as static libs with the same compiler (OpenSSL,
Boost). I've tried compiling with BOOST_EXCEPTION_DISABLE defined but it
makes no difference. I've tried removing the const from the catch
clause, but no difference.

Has anyone seen an error like this before? I am frustrated by this error
and don't know how to look into it further.

Any suggestions?

Regards,
Brodie