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Re: Can AQTime detect buffer overrun in C/C++ code?
Hi Alex, I consulted AQTime support as you suggested. The comeuppance seems to be (quoting from one of the emails I received) "AQtime can detect buffer overruns' negative side effects, i.e. stack corruptions, not the overruns themselves.". I have intepreted this as meaning: if an overrun only goes into an adjacent char array then it wont be detected; if it corrupts the stack AQTime can be used to investigate the overrun. Regards, Matthew5KViews1like1CommentRe: Can AQTime detect buffer overrun in C/C++ code?
Hi Alex, Thank you for your suggestion which I tested using code similar to: char sz1[10]; char sz2[10]; sprintf(sz2, "12345678901234"); Unfortunately AQTime didn't detect the overrun. I think the reason can be found in the description of how AQTime implements the "Check Memory Bounds" option: http://support.smartbear.com/viewarticle/43359/ This says: "AQtime does not track allocations done on the stack, therefore you cannot track violations in the stack memory blocks." It seems AQTime doesn't support what I am looking for. Thanks, Matthew5.1KViews0likes3Comments