RCE in Visual Studio Code's Remote WSL for Fun and Negative Profit

Re:RCE in Visual Studio Code's Remote WSL for Fun and Negati... by darkwater on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @09:30AM (#29637659)

> but isn't selling bugs on the black market illegal?

Noob question: is there any specific law that punishes describing how to get into a software/electronic system but not actually doing it? Something that is just not purely US-centric.

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Re:RCE in Visual Studio Code's Remote WSL for Fun and Negati... by ensignavenger on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @10:05AM (#29638027)

Here is UK specific answer, and as they point out, if you sell to some one knowing they are going to commit a crime with it, you can be considered an accomplice in many jurisdictions.

https://law.stackexchange.com/questions/11552/is-it-illegal-...

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Re:RCE in Visual Studio Code's Remote WSL for Fun and Negati... by kube-system on Tuesday December 21, 2021 @12:42PM (#29639890)

Sounds like a market opportunity for middlemen in other jurisdictions.

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