Problems with Delphi and Microsoft ATL

Question

I got the impression that the standard Delphi uses the Win32 API.

Microsoft recently reported an ATL problem that requires application developers to rebuild applications using ATL after installing the update on their machines. Will this practice also apply to Delphi developers, or are they understandable, with the exception of Delphi code, using third-party ATL COM objects?

Sources:

• Microsoft Security: Protect Your Computer From Active Template Library (ATL) Security Vulnerability
• MSDN VC ++ DevCenter: Security Update for Active Template Library for Developers
• Microsoft Security Advisory (973882): Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) could allow remote code execution
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-034 - Critical: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (972260)
• Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-035 - Moderate: Vulnerabilities in Visual Studio Active Template Library Could Allow Remote Code Execution (969706)

Answer 1

ATL is a template library for C ++ code, and therefore it has nothing to do with Delphi. If you use third-party ATL COM objects, then yes, they must be rebuilt, but your Object Pascal code is safe.

Answer 2

ATL - , Delphi . .