Invalid pointer reference

[Bane]

retard Wrote:

> Tue, 19 Jan 2010 06:00:50 -0500, Bane wrote:
> 
> > bearophile Wrote:
> > 
> >> Another of those billion dollar mistakes D2 will not be able to avoid!
> >> 
> >> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/979352.mspx
> >> 
> >> >Our investigation so far has shown that Internet Explorer 5.01 Service
> >> >Pack 4 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 is not affected, and
> >> >that Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Microsoft Windows 2000
> >> >Service Pack 4, and Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7 and
> >> >Internet Explorer 8 on supported editions of Windows XP, Windows
> >> >Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and
> >> >Windows Server 2008 R2 are vulnerable. The vulnerability exists as an
> >> >invalid pointer reference within Internet Explorer. It is possible
> >> >under certain conditions for the invalid pointer to be accessed after
> >> >an object is deleted. In a specially-crafted attack, in attempting to
> >> >access a freed object, Internet Explorer can be caused to allow remote
> >> >code execution.<
> >> 
> >> In future if I can I'll keep posting here other widely destructive
> >> examples of this class of bugs.
> >> 
> >> Bye,
> >> bearophile
> > 
> > Sad but true, until D becomes so mainstream that it becomes tool for
> > making such software, I don't think there will be people trying to find
> > and abuse such bugs.
> > 
> > And yes, pointers can be pain in the butt - that's why I switched to D
> > :D
> 
> [OT] D is still too low level for extremely reliable software. I don't 
> know how Bjarne and M$ developers feel now, but because of low level 
> languages, the rumor says that chinese have stolen world class US trade 
> secrets and also got information about innocent dissidents who vote for 
> democracy in order to assassinate them later.

Slightly better than mr. Samuel Colt or Alfred Nobel?