[Cryptography] Buffer overflows from 1974

Peter Gutmann pgut001 at cs.auckland.ac.nz
Sun Jan 4 05:39:19 EST 2026


Day n: Unix v4 source code recovered from locked filing cabinet stuck in a
       disused lavatory with a sign on the door saying 'Beware of the Leopard'.

Day n + epsilon: First buffer overflow found.

https://sigma-star.at/blog/2025/12/unix-v4-buffer-overflow/

Peter.


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