AFAIK, some programs cannot be re-compiled with stackguard, but it seems to be a good idea to compile a few sensitive stuff with it, though. i don't have any experiences with libsafe, but you might want to read an article in phrack magazine issue 58 on beating methods that try to prevent code execution on the stack: http://packetstorm.linuxsecurity.com/mag/phrack/phrack58.tar.gz
----- Original Message ----- From: Vincent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <debian-security@lists.debian.org> Sent: Saturday, January 19, 2002 4:11 PM Subject: Re: protection against buffer overflows >