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by moviuro 2708 days ago
Not in the case of OpenSSL, no. (Some) OpenSSL issues, just as (some) apt issues, end with RCE. Game over.

Priv-sep, correctly handling untrusted files (e.g. 1. check signature, then 2. execute whatever; not the other way round), memory-safe languages, etc. would be more welcome additions.
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blattimwind 2707 days ago
> Priv-sep

Apt even has the had part already implemented by separating the network I/O in other processes. Only problem is that those currently write directly to system directories, but that can be fixed.

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tracker1 2708 days ago
And overcoming both is much harder than overcoming either on their own.
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moviuro 2708 days ago
In the worst case, you only need to overcome one. And you ~double your attack surface.
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tracker1 2707 days ago
Which one? If you gain control of a server, you'd still have to overcome signing... and you only control that single server, not all replicas (for a bug like in TFA).

Could you describe a way to have double the attack surface that would effect the majority of peer servers?

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