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When bad code happens because the language is a security minefield, blame the language.
by jules 14y ago
When bad code happens because the language is a security minefield, blame the language.
- kibibu 14y agoSuch as when things like this happen? http://erratasec.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/rubygithub-hack-translated.html http://erratasec.blogspot.com.au/2012/03/rubygithub-hack-tra...
- jules 14y agoThe security vulnerability occurred because of Rails models' mass attribute assignment, which you wouldn't have in a less dynamic language. So yes, that's a problem at least partially attributable to the language.