Aaron P Ingebrigtsen ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> First of all, no freenet node is capable of running executable code that
> it recieves from the network, therefore no virus or worm could possibly
> work to destroy freenet.
That's a dangerous and unwarranted assumption. The Freenet node listens
on a network socket. Therefore, if the code has a buffer overflow
or other bug, a malicious packet could be sent to cause it to take
undesirable action.
I'm not familiar enough with Java to know how feasible stack-smashing
and similar techniques would be. But when Whiterose is ready, you can
bet it will be subject to a great deal of scrutiny....
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