Re:Pokemon Yellow hack recodes the game from within
by gizmo686 on Saturday December 08, 2012 @09:37PM
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Probably not many. He used a buffer overflow exploit (found by someone else) to achieve arbitrary code execution (in a program not designed for security). That is not a trivial task (given the limited number of op-codes he was able to use), but not something that deserves job offers.
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Re:Pokemon Yellow hack recodes the game from within
by JonnieCache on Saturday December 08, 2012 @11:49PM
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I think you overestimate how easy it is to hire people capable of overflowing buffers on their own initiative.