Results of the Underhanded C Contest
Postedabout 2 months agoActiveabout 2 months ago
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The Underhanded C Contest results were shared, sparking discussion on the security implications of open-source software and code analysis methods.
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Nov 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM EST
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rurban
about 2 months ago
The float_t trick really was the best, well deserved! Then (2015)
walletdrainer
about 2 months ago
Yet more proof that the people who claim that open-source software is more secure because they can read the code, as opposed to analyzing binaries, are crazy.
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