Electric Fence
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Electric Fence
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Electric Fence (efence) stops your program on the exact instruction that overruns (or underruns) a malloc() memory buffer. GDB will then display the source-code line that causes the bug. It works by using the virtual-memory hardware to create a red-zone at the border of each buffer - touch that, and your program stops. Catch all of those formerly impossible-to-catch overrun bugs that have been bothering you for years.
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Licensing
| License | Verified by | Verified on | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPLv2 | Janet Casey | 2452669.530 January 2003 |
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
 Bruce Perens | Maintainer |
Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Bug Tracking,Developer,Support | mailto:bruce@perens.com |
Software prerequisites
| Kind | Description |
|---|---|
| Required to use | gdb |
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