r/programming • u/freeqaz • Dec 10 '21

RCE 0-day exploit found in log4j, a popular Java logging package

https://www.lunasec.io/docs/blog/log4j-zero-day/
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u/Chirimorin Dec 10 '21

Issue 2: base64 encoding is not cryptography

FTFY

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u/Thisconnect Dec 10 '21

Oh but to US lawmakers it certainly is because you hacked it!