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[1], [5], and [12] are array bounds overflows, and sum up to a score of 113.17.

In contrast, [14] Null Pointer Dereference only has a score of 9.74.

This is why I disagree that null pointers were the billion dollar mistake - buffer overflows are.

C's Biggest Mistake: https://www.digitalmars.com/articles/b44.html

The billion dollar mistake refers to Hoare's statement, not the fact that it might have been a more or less costly error. And errors in terms of security are not all that matter: a simple crash can cost money too.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Hoare#Apologies_and_retra...

I find the OWASP cheatsheets to be a good start at identifying, understanding and fixing issues like these.

https://cheatsheetseries.owasp.org/cheatsheets/IndexASVS.htm...

Number 6 will surprise you!

Dealing with the general public is hard.

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