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OpenSSL Heartbeat Code
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- smtddr 12y agohttps://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/bd6941cfaa31ee8a3f8661cb98227a5cbcc0f9f3?resubmit#commitcomment-5945571 https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/bd6941cfaa31ee8a3f... Amelek is being a bit harsh or just plain wrong; I learned a few days ago that checking malloc's return value means almost nothing: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7541585 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7541585
- askQi 12y agoCan someone explain which part of the code contains the bug and why it is a bug?
- syncerr 12y agoOpenSSL heartbeat bug patch (CVE-2014-0160): https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/731f431497f463f3a2a97236fe0187b11c44aead https://github.com/openssl/openssl/commit/731f431497f463f3a2... > A missing bounds check in the handling of the TLS heartbeat extension can be used to reveal up to 64k of memory to a connected client or server. Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7557825 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7557825