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I think you underestimate memory errors. In large C and C++ projects, ~70% of discovered security vulnerabilities have memory errors as their cause. Source: htt
by pdw 4y ago
I think you underestimate memory errors. In large C and C++ projects, ~70% of discovered security vulnerabilities have memory errors as their cause. Source: https://alexgaynor.net/2020/may/27/science-on-memory-unsafety-and-security/ https://alexgaynor.net/2020/may/27/science-on-memory-unsafet...
On the other hand, Google reports that "to date, there have been zero memory safety vulnerabilities discovered in Android’s Rust code." Source: https://security.googleblog.com/2022/12/memory-safe-languages-in-android-13.html https://security.googleblog.com/2022/12/memory-safe-language...