c/c++ buffer overrun detection tool?

[gnychis]

Hey guys,

I am having problems with a program I have written, where its seg faulting in random places like malloc's or fprintf's. This to me is a signal that I have overrun somewhere earlier in the execution and overwritten a valid pointer or space somewhere else in memory. However, I've spent many hours debugging and trying to find it but I can't.

I was wondering if anyone knows any tools that will monitor the stack and detect when you try to access memory out of bounds? I have used ElectricFence in the past, linking my programs with -lefence, but I keep getting an electric fence error trying to do so with this program:

[didl]

You could step through your code using gdb and examine your
local variables, .. etc. at the appropriate instances, i.e. when your
code segfaults. Also, have a look at valgrind.

[dmitchell]

Since someone has already suggest valgrind, I'll just say that you should try to use the C++ standard library whenever possible, especially the containers, string, and iostreams. Using the library will go a long way towards making your program safer and correct.
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