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To: BenLurkin

While there are POC exploits, it would be difficult to actually use them effectively against a target computer.

Difficult, but not impossible.


2 posted on 01/03/2018 8:49:09 PM PST by proxy_user
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To: proxy_user

We need someone from the NSA to post here.....


3 posted on 01/03/2018 9:14:43 PM PST by minnesota_bound
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To: proxy_user

Meltdown paper describes working exploit demo against live Amazon cloud server returning 500 Kb/sec from protected address space. To be good cloud citizens they did not breech other tenants’ memory but could have. This is NOT just proof-of-concept!


14 posted on 01/03/2018 11:52:28 PM PST by steve86 (Prophecies of Maelmhaedhoc O'Morgair (Latin form: Malachy))
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