[tor-bugs] #12427 [Tor Browser]: Investigate Virtual Table Verification (VTV) hardening for Tor Browser on Linux and Windows

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#12427: Investigate Virtual Table Verification (VTV) hardening for Tor Browser on
Linux and Windows
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     Reporter:  gk           |      Owner:  tbb-team
         Type:  task         |     Status:  new
     Priority:  normal       |  Milestone:
    Component:  Tor Browser  |    Version:
   Resolution:               |   Keywords:  tbb-security
Actual Points:               |  Parent ID:
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Comment (by tom):

 Another feature of GCC 4.9 to investigate is the 'final' optimization, and
 if this can be automatically applied to classes. 'final' is a security
 feature hiding inside an optimization: By optimizing out vtable calls you
 can make it harder to exploit UAFs.

 More info:
  * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7538820/how-does-the-compiler-
 benefit-from-cs-new-final-keyword
  * http://media.blackhat.com/bh-
 us-12/Briefings/M\_Miller/BH\_US\_12\_Miller\_Exploit\_Mitigation\_Slides.pdf

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