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On 18/09/16 07:38 PM, Tim Hume wrote:
Hi Russ,

I'd expect that if your C library has security issues, then using Lua or anything else that interfaces to that library will not protect you. For example, if your C code has buffer overflows, it doesn't matter how it is called - the overflow is there and will potentially cause you grief when the code is run. You'll need to fix up your C code.

Cheers,

Tim.

On Sun, 18 Sep 2016, Russell Haley wrote:

Thanks Florian. So does interfacing a C library (written poorly by me!) with Lua protect me from potential vulnerabilities in that library?

Russ

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Original Message From: Florian Weimer Sent: Sunday, September 18, 2016 11:19 AM To: lua-l@lists.lua.org Reply To: Lua mailing list Subject: Re: Lua exposure to C vulnerabilities?

* Russell Haley:

I have understood that some languages written in C suffer from
security vulnerabilities inherent in the host language.

That's only true for languages which provide access to the C type
system or something closely related (C++ is the prime example). Lua
does not do this.




So, like, an io.open with a very large filename could allow arbitrary code execution? O_o

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