Buffer overflow + MS Active X = EVIL ?!

[jimmyhaha]

Why there is so many buffer overflow/overrun problem in the program ?
esp when using Active X ?

First IE :

then winamp :
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?
catid=38&threadid=776222&highlight_key=y&keyword1=winamp

now Flash player : http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,98263,00.asp

 

[Nothinman]

It's because of sh!tty programmers. ActiveX itself doesn't have anything to do with it, a certain ActiveX control may have issues but again it's the fault of the programmer of the control.