Hidden service: Is it possible for an attacker to break out of a VM?

[Michael Gomboc]

Hi!

If there is no back-door or bug in your VM software, how you wanna break out
of the VM?

Even with root privileges you will be a prisoner within the VM.

Proof me wrong.

Michael

2010/10/7 <hikki at safe-mail.net>

> The title says it all:
>
> Several people recommend running a hidden service from within a VM,
> to prevent attackers from doing side channel attacks and reading off your
> hardware components and serial numbers.
>
> Then I heard that attackers can actually break out of VM's if they get root
> access on it due to a successful attack.
>
> I just want your opinions on that one, thanks!
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