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		solotronics on Jan 2, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Exploiting Wi-Fi Stack on Tesla Model S Would having a Rust based embedded OS help with attacks such as this?

saagarjha on Jan 2, 2020 | [–]

Yes, it would panic when the copy reached outside the bounds of the buffer.

jandrese on Jan 2, 2020 | [–]

Maybe, but the code in question was released 5 years before Rust was first released.

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