Timeline for Are interchangeable types a security vulnerability? Are they good vectors for attack?
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| Jan 23, 2023 at 15:49 | comment | added | Criticize SE actions means ban | Although it can't be a security risk in the sense that the bad guy can't pass the wrong type on purpose because he can't pass anything because he can't access the code, it's still possible that you (the programmer) pass the wrong type by mistake and this can cause security bugs. | |
| Jan 23, 2023 at 12:27 | comment | added | Deduplicator | Implicit conversions are a security risk - if you have dynamic typing (C++ doesn't). Guessing (input-format) is a sure way to guess wrong - at least some of the time. | |
| Jan 23, 2023 at 10:25 | history | edited | pjc50 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jan 23, 2023 at 10:10 | history | answered | pjc50 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |