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

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#12427: Investigate Virtual Table Verification(VTV) hardening for Tor Browser on
Windows
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 Reporter:  gk                        |          Owner:  erinn
     Type:  task                      |         Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                    |      Milestone:
Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |        Version:
 Keywords:  tbb-security              |  Actual Points:
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 VTV (see: https://gcc.gnu.org/wiki/vtv) is a hardening feature introduced
 in GCC 4.9.0 which might be usable for our Tor Browser builds for Windows
 as we are using GCC for cross-compiling. We should investigate that and
 fix possible roadblocks.

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