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The problem with memory safety bugs is that they are uniquely exploitable. Even if memory bugs only take 5% of your time as a dev, there have been numerous stud
by adgjlsfhk1 4y ago
The problem with memory safety bugs is that they are uniquely exploitable. Even if memory bugs only take 5% of your time as a dev, there have been numerous studies showing that for large projects, memory bugs form roughly 2/3ds of CVE causing bugs.
- dataflow 4y agoYeah that's why many C++ folks are continually trying to improve memory safety too. Here's one of the efforts in this direction (for anyone who hasn't seen it): https://www.chromium.org/Home/chromium-security/memory-safety/ https://www.chromium.org/Home/chromium-security/memory-safet...