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Such arrogant hubris: Here, [Special Agent] Alfin starts an analogy for software vulnerabilities: that of a flaw in a lock. “In layman's terms, an
by pdkl95 11y ago
Such arrogant hubris:
Here, [Special Agent] Alfin starts an analogy for software
vulnerabilities: that of a flaw in a lock.
“In layman's terms, an ‘exploit’ could be thought of as a
defect in a lock that would allow someone with the proper
tool to unlock it without possessing the key,” he writes.
He admits that there is a flaw, but no mention at all that the flaw should be fixed? If one person found the exploit, someone else can as well. Apparently fantasies about having a "nobus" tool are a higher priority than protecting people.
- d33 11y agoThat's why I believe that there should be more energy put into genetic fuzzing of Firefox. If we managed to attach AFL to its content sniffing engine for example, I'm pretty sure it wouldn't take long to find something fun... Google doesn't seem to say that anybody officially tried it so far: https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=pl&q=afl-fuzz%20firefox https://encrypted.google.com/search?hl=pl&q=afl-fuzz%20firef...