The article assumes the 90s tools undergoing rewrites are battle-tested, hardened, and _secure_. What do the numbers say? How many CVEs? Are there downward t

The article assumes the 90s tools undergoing rewrites are battle-tested, hardened, and _secure_. What do the numbers say? How many CVEs? Are there downward trends? Have these tools stabilized? Prove it with numbers, and your words will have even more power.