[Courses] [C] interesting compiler output
Ganesh Swami
ganesh at rapidtech.bc.ca
Thu Dec 12 19:20:24 EST 2002
Morgon Kanter wanted us to know:
> : the `gets' function is dangerous and should not be used
>
> Could someone please enlighten me to how the gets function is dangerous? :)
gets() is the reason for most buffer overflow problems, and can be a
security loophole.
Don't use gets(). I wouldnt be surprised to see gets() banned on
OpenBSD. :)
Ganesh
> Morgon
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