2 bookmarks for 2024-01-04

100.

Compromising a Linux desktop using... 6502 processor opcodes on the NES?!

scarybeastsecurity.blogspot.com/2016/11/0day-exploit-compromising-linux-desktop.html

gstreamer-plugins-bad includes a NES 6502 emulator, which was vulnerable to RCE.

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features are faults

flak.tedunangst.com/post/features-are-faults

Review of many different software vulnerabilities caused by obscure undertested (mis-)features.

A modern web browser is the software equivalent of Gabriel’s Horn. Finite volume, but infinite attack surface.