4 ms·
Dumb question: wouldn't it be more secure to use languages that are immune to C issues like buffer overflows?
by revetkn 15y ago
Dumb question: wouldn't it be more secure to use languages that are immune to C issues like buffer overflows?
- mustpax 15y agoThat's actually a good question. The lack of buffer overflow vulnerabilities does make interpreted languages safer to a point. Still anything that listens on an open port shouldn't run as root, there are still plenty of vulnerabilities besides buffer overflows out there.