• miskOP
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    2 months ago

    I wouldn’t run it on original hardware but are there any known attack vectors where malware infects you via a ROM that runs in a trusted emulator?

    • narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee
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      2 months ago

      There was a vulnerability in Project64 so a malicious ROM could escape outside of the emulator. So while unlikely, it’s certainly possible.

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        2 months ago

        I knew someone would have thought of this. Thanks!

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      2 months ago

      Just talking about the map editor if it’s an executable