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Re:Exploiting a Go Binary by StavrosK on Thursday May 16, 2013 @08:10AM (#5718138)
Hmm, I must be missing something. This isn't a normal binary that can be exploited by a malicious user. This is a binary that exploits the compiler to write to memory to places it shouldn't.

This can only happen if the developer is malicious relatively to the compiler. Since you're the developer, and you're trying to avoid this exploit happening to you, there's no need to worry: Just don't perform the exploit.

It sounds to me like you're saying "we need to have more research so I can avoid exploiting the Go compiler".

Re:Exploiting a Go Binary by laumars on Friday May 17, 2013 @07:07AM (#5723621)
> Hmm, I must be missing something.

Yes, you missed the part where I said this that was a generalised comment and that I'm aware this specific attack isn't a practical real-world vulnerability.

What you're doing is that typical thing that people do online when they're so busy trying to assert their intellectual superiority that you completely miss the point that was being raised.

Re:Exploiting a Go Binary by cheez on Thursday May 16, 2013 @12:24PM (#5719452)
You don't automatically get ripped without working out.

Same way, software doesn't become secure without being attacked.

It may seem pointless to you, but it makes the ecosystem stronger.