Just saw this on Mastodon -
https://wetdry.world/@MrCheeze/112563465120576373

Posted by @MrCheez@wetdry.world:

* N64 games such as Paper Mario have bugs that allow running arbitrary code in-game
* N64 emulators such as Mupen/Bizhawk have bugs that allow for malicious game code to hack your PC

The amusing consequence: A TAS [Tool-Assisted Speedrun] that, when played back, bluescreens your computer.
https://tasvideos.org/8982S
https://youtu.be/u3KmW-02wsU

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A fun sandbox escape! Always interesting to see theoretical threat vectors proven possible.


Chris/akacastor

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Just saw this on Mastodon - https://wetdry.world/@MrCheeze/112563465120576373

* N64 games such as Paper Mario have bugs that allow running arbitrary code in-game
* N64 emulators such as Mupen/Bizhawk have bugs that allow for malicious game code to hack your PC

The amusing consequence: A TAS [Tool-Assisted Speedrun] that, when
played back, bluescreens your computer.
https://tasvideos.org/8982S
https://youtu.be/u3KmW-02wsU

Thanks for sharing this, AKA - added to my Saturday todo's! Appreciate you taking the time to put all the links together - I'm gonna try to emulate!



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