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Are systems being hacked thru Perl?

To me, Perl is just a big lever, allowing me to make use of the underlying operating system to get things done efficiently. As far as vulnerabilities go, I see two possible vectors, 1. through Perl itself, and 2. through the underlying operating system.

Perl is open source -- so any dark corners or clever secrets would probably have been found and patched/removed long ago. It's under constant use in this day and age, so any security weakness would be found, discussed, patched and back-ported.

It's the underlying operating system's responsibility to make it impossible for any elevation of privileges or any unauthorized access. Again, any potential weaknesses are (should be) reported as soon as they're found, and updates made.

That's not to say that Perl is 100% safe (for some definition of 'safe'); you'd have to consult with a computer security expert on that. I'm not that guy. :)

Alex / talexb / Toronto

Thanks PJ. We owe you so much. Groklaw -- RIP -- 2003 to 2013.

In reply to Re^2: Test Driven Development, for software and for pancakes by talexb
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