Avoiding Buffer Overruns

Whether or not you subscribe to the notion that buffer overruns are C's Achilles' heel, you still have to take steps to avoid them. For years, good C programmers have practiced good program design in order to minimize the dangers of buffer overruns. Now, TR 24731 provides some help by supplying a set of safer string-handling functions. Pete Becker explains how they work.

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