How Can I Find Out If My Pointers Corrupt a Memory Address?
Visual Studio 2015
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Problem Description
I think that one of my pointers may be corrupting memory at address 0x00408000. How can I find out what is happening there?
Check for heap corruption
- Most memory corruption is actually due to heap corruption. Try using the Global Flags Utility (gflags.exe) or pageheap.exe. See http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;286470.
To find where the memory address is modified
Set a data breakpoint at 0x00408000. See Set a data change breakpoint (native C++ only).
When you hit the breakpoint, use the Memory window to view memory contents starting at 0x00408000. For more information, see Memory Windows.
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