[tor-bugs] #23663 [Applications/Tor Browser]: ESR52 codebase is incompatible with anything below Universal C Runtime (CRT) in Windows

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#23663: ESR52 codebase is incompatible with anything below Universal C Runtime
(CRT) in Windows
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 Reporter:  cypherpunks               |          Owner:  tbb-team
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new
 Priority:  High                      |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/Tor Browser  |        Version:
 Severity:  Major                     |     Resolution:
 Keywords:  tbb-security              |  Actual Points:
Parent ID:                            |         Points:
 Reviewer:                            |        Sponsor:
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Changes (by cypherpunks):

 * status:  needs_information => new


Comment:

 Are you sure? Did you see what was removed in the last bug? Citing:
 {{{
 -    /* we use n - 1 here because if the buffer is not big enough, the MS
 -     * runtime libraries don't add a terminating zero at the end. MSDN
 -     * recommends to provide _snprintf/_vsnprintf() a buffer size that
 -     * is one less than the actual buffer, and zero it before calling
 -     * _snprintf/_vsnprintf() to workaround this problem.
 -     * See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/1kt27hek(v=vs.80).aspx
 */
 }}}
 Now you use them without workarounds and who knows what else...

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