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Exactly. That's the problem with security exploits. They are typically edge cases, but whereas the typical edge case affects only a tiny subset of users who accidentally run into it, a security exploit edge case is purposely sought out by malicious users and can potentially affect your company and every other user very negatively. It's the difference between a gas-powered range that has a slightly uneven heat across the burners and a gas-powered range that can be re-programmed through the internet to fill your house with gas that is then set on fire.


Wonderfully entertaining analogy.




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