Libsafe protects against buffer overflow attacks. A buffer
overflow is an exploit that executes code on the stack to give an
intruder full access to your machine (usually).
If a program isn't coded correctly, it may resemble an exploit.
This is similar to a "segmentation violation" in C. Libsafe will
force such a program to exit. Examples are old versions of
netscape and adobe acrobat reader. Quite likely if you simply
upgrade the package that is core dumping the problem will go away.
|