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From: alexus (mldb.nexgen.com)
Date: Sun Jul 08 2001 - 23:36:22 CDT

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    did you find anything like that for fbsd?

    i used to use that patch for my linux box;)

    ----- Original Message -----
    From: "solwar" <solwaremail.si>
    To: "alexus" <mldb.nexgen.com>
    Cc: <freebsd-securityFreeBSD.ORG>
    Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 9:07 PM
    Subject: Re: non-exec stack

    > Most buffer overflow exploits are based on overwriting a function's return
    > address on the stack to point to some arbitrary code, which is also put
    > onto the stack. If the stack area is non-executable, buffer overflow
    > vulnerabilities become harder to exploit.
    >
    >
    > On Sun, 8 Jul 2001, alexus wrote:
    >
    > > what do you mean by non-exec?
    > >
    > > ----- Original Message -----
    > > From: "solwar" <solwaremail.si>
    > > To: <freebsd-securityFreeBSD.ORG>
    > > Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 5:03 PM
    > > Subject: non-exec stack
    > >
    > >
    > > > Hello,
    > > > Is there is any non-exec stack kernel patch available for FreeBSD?
    > > > (like linux's openwall patch from solar designer, www.openwall.com)
    > > > tnx
    > > >
    > > >
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