Dangling pointers and wild pointers in computer programming are pointers that do not point to a valid object of the appropriate type.
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Can we return string literal in C [duplicate]
Is this code valid?
const char* foo() {
return "Hello World";
}
That is, return "Hello World" from a C function.
const char* str = foo();
Will str be a dangling pointer?
PS: The above ...
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How to avoid returning handles to object internals - Item 28 Effective C++
Item 28 of Effective C++ says avoid returning "handles" to object internals. This question shows how to design your code to do exactly that by thinking about encapsulation in order to avoid ...
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Sieve of Eratosthenes algorithm in C
Okay, so this function I created uses the Sieve of Eratosthenes algorithm to compute all the primes <= n. This function stores the prime numbers and the count of primes in the parameters.
When ...
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What is the most hardened set of options for GCC compiling C/C++?
What set of GCC options provide the best protection against memory corruption vulnerabilities such as Buffer Overflows, and Dangling Pointers? Does GCC provide any type of ROP chain mitigation? Are ...
