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Would Lockdown Mode mitigate any part of this exploit chain?

If so, which aspects would it block? The Apple support page mentions that most message attachment types are blocked, *except* for certain images, videos, and audio. Given this, would Lockdown Mode have prevented this exploit?

https://support.apple.com/en-us/105120

Re:Amber: A code search and replace tool on Thursday May 23, 2024 @11:23AM (#40455859)
ast-grep find/replace Abstract Syntax Tree. Amber matches on regex.

It seems ast-grep is more powerful if you don't exactly know how the code is structured.

Re:Amber: A code search and replace tool on Thursday May 23, 2024 @11:21AM (#40455830)
Reminded me of https://github.com/ast-grep/ast-grep and I wonder how it compares in performance and functionality.
This post reminded me of the waitbutwhy post regarding the AI revolution.

https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/01/artificial-intelligence-revol...