C Language Standards Update – Zero-size Reallocations are Undefined Behavior

[Editor's Note: Robert Seacord of NCC Group is a longstanding member of the C Standards Committee. In this blog post, he outlines a recently adopted change he proposed to the C Language Standard, to help eliminate double-free vulnerabilities being introduced to C code as a result of zero-sized reallocations of memory.] by Robert Seacord The … Continue reading C Language Standards Update – Zero-size Reallocations are Undefined Behavior →

Improving Software Security through C Language Standards

This blog post describes my history with the C Standards Committee, the work standards organizations are currently doing in software security, and the future of NCC Group's work in improving software security by working with the C Standards Committee and other standardzation efforts. Past I became involved with the C Standards Committee (more formally, ISO/IEC … Continue reading Improving Software Security through C Language Standards →