On Thu, Jun 23, 2005 at 09:40:11AM -0600, Gary V wrote: # Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe this problem applies to all # versions between (and including) 2.61 to 2.72.
Well, AFAICT the offending line of code was introduced in the most recent release cycle. This is not to say that the original crash was not present from a different bug(s) in the code; just that this particular single byte overwrite past the end of the buffer is brand new to the 2.7x series. # Jordan, has any thought been given to publishing patches for major # older versions? I know that Debian 3.1 (Sarge stable) uses 2.67 and # something like that might be of value to package maintainers of # distros like Debian that maintain older versions. Only enough thought to dismiss the idea altogether. The old versions have serious problems, many of which were finally addressed in this latest release cycle (see 2.7x release notes for full list). Plus, frankly, the older code is overcomplicated and painfully difficult to maintain or extend (current is only an iterative improvement, if that). Finally, the latest versions have signficant accuracy improvements. So, aside from this recent (admittedly serious) mea culpa which we will address shortly, there is no real reason for people not to upgrade. It's Better. Best, --jordan
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