top | item 26565227 (no title) throwaway53453 | 5 years ago And other programs don't? discuss order hn newest Wowfunhappy|5 years ago An instant messaging client shouldn’t be executing arbitrary remote code, no. throwaway53453|5 years ago It's not really possible to prevent that. E.g. a well crafted image can easily trigger an RCE on some older versions of Android: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/02/08/android-vulnerab...Issues like this exist at all layers of the stack, so anything touching the internet needs regular security patches. load replies (1)
Wowfunhappy|5 years ago An instant messaging client shouldn’t be executing arbitrary remote code, no. throwaway53453|5 years ago It's not really possible to prevent that. E.g. a well crafted image can easily trigger an RCE on some older versions of Android: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/02/08/android-vulnerab...Issues like this exist at all layers of the stack, so anything touching the internet needs regular security patches. load replies (1)
throwaway53453|5 years ago It's not really possible to prevent that. E.g. a well crafted image can easily trigger an RCE on some older versions of Android: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/02/08/android-vulnerab...Issues like this exist at all layers of the stack, so anything touching the internet needs regular security patches. load replies (1)
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Issues like this exist at all layers of the stack, so anything touching the internet needs regular security patches.