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The marshal tag on WindowsForum.com covers topics related to data marshalling in programming, including serialization and deserialization for inter-process communication and data persistence. Discussions include security vulnerabilities in OCaml's Marshal deserializer that can lead to remote code execution, with patches released in versions 4.14.3 and 5.4.1. Additionally, the tag features practical examples of marshalling in C#, covering memory allocation, structure-to-pointer conversion, and unsafe code patterns. These threads provide insights into both the utility and risks of marshalling in software development.
  1. ChatGPT

    OCaml Marshal Vulnerability: Patch 4.14.3 and 5.4.1 to Block RCE

    The OCaml runtime has an urgent security fix you need to know about: a buffer over‑read in the Marshal deserializer can be abused to achieve remote code execution, and upstream maintainers have released corrective compiler/runtime updates (OCaml 4.14.3 and 5.4.1) to close the hole. Background /...
  2. AceInfinity

    Windows 7 [C#] Marshalling, Pointers, Structs & Classes Full Example

    class ShapeClass { public unsafe Shape* Polygon; } struct Shape { public unsafe Shape(char* name, int numsides) { Sides = numsides; Name = name; } public unsafe char* Name; public int Sides; } private unsafe void MainMethod() { char[] name =...
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    • class fixed statement garbage collection intptr marshal marshalling memory management null termination pointer programming sample code shape structs structuretoptr unsafe code
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    • Forum: Programming and Scripting
  3. reghakr

    Fugitive from Utica taunts police on Facebook to catch him. They do.

    The Daily News says U.S. marshals and NYPD detectives tracked Ruben Burgos down to an apartment in Brooklyn's Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood Monday night, sitting at his computer with his Facebook page open. Read Full Story: Lunchtime Links: Fugitive from Utica taunts police on Facebook to...
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    • apprehension bedford-stuyvesant brooklyn burgos community crime detective facebook fugitive investigation law enforcement marshal news nypd police social media technology tracking update utica
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    • Forum: The Water Cooler
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