Sentences with phrase «attacker called the function»

The attacker called the function recursively inside the original split, thus repeatedly collecting ether within a single transaction.

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The attacker identifies a standard function in the victim code — in the kernel or otherwise — that does what's called a «bounds check», before passing back data from a table.

The vulnerability, a socket left open and accessible on the Nvidia Icera modem used in the Blackphone, lets attackers take control of many of the modem's functions, including sending and receiving text messages, dialing or connecting calls, and changing the phone's settings.

The attack is a recursive calling vulnerability, where an attacker called the «split» function, and then calls the split function recursively inside of the split, thereby collecting ether many times over in a single transaction.