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Are Mac OS apps unable to debug other applications or generally mess with their process space? If so, like on Windows, then this API is basically a courtesy and
by MichaelGG 10y ago
Are Mac OS apps unable to debug other applications or generally mess with their process space? If so, like on Windows, then this API is basically a courtesy and not a real security boundary in the first place.
- bonzini 10y agoThere is some basic sandboxing, for example a debugger cannot attach to a running copy of iTunes (but you can start it under gdb and bypass the call that enables the sandbox).
- pvg 10y agoI'm really just going by basic idea that once an attacker can run arbitrary code on your desktop, it's game over. That attacker doesn't gain anything by engineering and organizing some 'backdoor' into Skype, they've already owned you.