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fulafel on Jan 19, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Node.js and io.js – Very different in performance

Does the dramatic speed difference between the "non-conforming" implementation and V8 mean that current Node typed arrays are not memory-safe and you may get C-style buffer overflow vulnerabilities when using them?

trevnorris on Jan 20, 2015 [–]

"Non-conforming" only means they didn't completely adhere to the ES specification. There should be no possibility of buffer overflow.

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