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Bug 418588 - Invalid read when drawing preedit cursor
Invalid read when drawing preedit cursor
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: vte
Classification: Core
Component: general
0.15.x
Other Linux
: Normal critical
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Assigned To: VTE Maintainers
VTE Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2007-03-15 14:25 UTC by Chris Wilson
Modified: 2007-03-16 10:14 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

Attachments
No need to draw the cursor at the end as it doesn't exist (526 bytes, patch)
2007-03-15 14:27 UTC, Chris Wilson 		none Details | Review

Description Chris Wilson 2007-03-15 14:25:19 UTC 
vte_terminal_paint() currently tries to access beyond the end of the string inorder to draw the preedit cursor - which is blank.

This was first reported in Launchpad: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/vte/+bug/89524
Comment 1 Chris Wilson 2007-03-15 14:27:40 UTC 
Created attachment 84653 [details] [review]
No need to draw the cursor at the end as it doesn't exist
Comment 2 Chris Wilson 2007-03-16 10:14:22 UTC 
r1837: 2007-03-16  Chris Wilson  <chris@chris-wilson.co.uk>

	Bug 418588 – Invalid read when drawing preedit cursor

	* src/vte.c (vte_terminal_paint):
		No need to read what is drawn and furthermore isn't allocated.