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LCE: Don't play dice with random numbers

LCE: Don't play dice with random numbers

Posted Nov 23, 2012 20:03 UTC (Fri) by nix (subscriber, #2304)
In reply to: LCE: Don't play dice with random numbers by etienne
Parent article: LCE: Don't play dice with random numbers

I suspect you'd need root and/or kernel mode or virtualization to set up such a trap, upon which all bets are off anyway (it could just e.g. ptrace() the process and replace the rdrand with a straight mov or call to attacker-controlled code).


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