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> Perl is not memory safe Perl is memory safe. > loaded with security issues for over a decade. According to CVE reports, it doesn't appear that Perl [0] is
by joz1-k 1y ago
> Perl is not memory safe
Perl is memory safe.
> loaded with security issues for over a decade.
According to CVE reports, it doesn't appear that Perl [0] is less secure than Python [1]:
[0]: https://www.cvedetails.com/vendor/1885/Perl.html https://www.cvedetails.com/vendor/1885/Perl.html
[1]: https://www.cvedetails.com/vendor/10210/Python.html https://www.cvedetails.com/vendor/10210/Python.html
- tdhz77 1y agohttps://media.defense.gov/2022/Nov/10/2003112742/-1/-1/0/CSI_SOFTWARE_MEMORY_SAFETY.PDF https://media.defense.gov/2022/Nov/10/2003112742/-1/-1/0/CSI... I’m amazed that you are defending that Perl is memory safe. It’s not.
- joz1-k 1y agoYou must have confused Perl with another programming language. Perl has always been a memory-managed language with a reference-counted garbage collector. The link you posted doesn't even mention Perl at all. It does say that: Using a memory safe language can help prevent programmers from introducing certain types of memory-related issues. Memory is managed automatically as part of the computer language; it does not rely on the programmer adding code to implement memory protections. Perl clearly fits the definition of a memory-safe language with automatic memory management. The funny thing is that this document lists Delphi/Object Pascal as memory-safe languages, even though there are clearly not.
- tdhz77 1y agoIt’s not mentioned because it isn’t one ;)