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> The vulnerable code was released in January 2011, so it took well over a decade for this vulnerability to be found. It would have already been a big deal for
by raydiatian 4y ago
> The vulnerable code was released in January 2011, so it took well over a decade for this vulnerability to be found.
It would have already been a big deal for the past five years, if anything.
Furthermore you have to induce a bufferoverflow first. I’m no security researcher, but to my mind that means you’re either (a) trusting idiots to write sensitive code without a IT Sec team reviewing it, or (b) you’ve got a malicious actor on the inside, who can slip it past review. I’m sure there are plenty of other scenarios, but I’m saying it doesn’t feel likely by gut.
- UncleMeat 4y agoAbsolutely not. Buffer overruns aren’t something that only idiots introduce.