How about the crazy idea of not programming in a way that allow buffer overflows to occur in the first place?
This is not the only one, and won't be the last and its always a case of sticking fingers in dykes until the job is done correctly. Whats the odds the next HLDS or STEAM exploit won't be manifest itself in a buffer overflow? Or are the odds that short nobody would take the bet? On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 11:15:20 +1100, Andrew Armstrong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This is a multi-part message in MIME format. > -- > [ Picked text/plain from multipart/alternative ] > Hey, > > Due to there being a restriction on the amount of text the console buffer > will show when executing a file, large files (such as a server banlist file) > are not even being attempted to be executed because the console returns an > error, 'CBuf_AddText: buffer overflow' (Console buffer, addtext procedure - > buffer overflow). > > Ive been trying to find a workaround for this limitation, but have had no > luck. There does not seem to be any way to disable the console, suppress > console feedback (even temporarily), or any way to silently execute files. > > Executing the file via the commandline, console, having the file inside > another file and executing that parent file etc all return the same buffer > overflow problem. > > Apparently this is a known issue by Valve, and a fix would be good, because > besides rendering a decent banlist useless (since you cant execute it - and > no, splitting the banlist into several files is not an acceptable fix), even > some user created scripts/config files are too large to be executed. > > Valve, if there is a way we can suppress console feedback, or adjust the > amount of permitted buffer space in the console just so the file can be run, > please let us know. > > Cheers, > Plasma > -- > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
