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Heap-overflowing Llama.cpp to RCE

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Re: Heap-overflowing Llama.cpp to RCE

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Post by gosub100 »

worldsavior wrote: post #15
VladVladikoff wrote: post #5

This is really incredible work. And the fact that you are 15 is blowing my mind. You have a really bright future ahead of you, and your parents must be really proud (at least I would be if you were my kid.) Hit me up if you want a summer internship finding security vulnerabilities at a hotel software startup (access control, property management, etc)

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Geohot removed the SIM lock on iPhones when he was 17

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Hotz

Dude rooted the PS3 by directly reading the ram chips ( _from electrical probes _) 2 years later. I don't think his parents helped.

Re: Heap-overflowing Llama.cpp to RCE

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Post by asveikau »

worldsavior wrote: post #15
VladVladikoff wrote: post #5

This is really incredible work. And the fact that you are 15 is blowing my mind. You have a really bright future ahead of you, and your parents must be really proud (at least I would be if you were my kid.) Hit me up if you want a summer internship finding security vulnerabilities at a hotel software startup (access control, property management, etc)

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A lot of us reading your comment were coding at 15.

Re: Heap-overflowing Llama.cpp to RCE

#23

Post by qwertox »

worldsavior wrote: post #15
VladVladikoff wrote: post #5

This is really incredible work. And the fact that you are 15 is blowing my mind. You have a really bright future ahead of you, and your parents must be really proud (at least I would be if you were my kid.) Hit me up if you want a summer internship finding security vulnerabilities at a hotel software startup (access control, property management, etc)

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His labor's so pure it'd make Marx weep.

Re: Heap-overflowing Llama.cpp to RCE

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Post by asveikau »

rzk wrote: post #2

This is amazing—made even more impressive by the fact that the author is just 15 years old! Also, it's nice to see this mentioned: > For this 10k-word write-up, I spent around a month finishing up the main parts, and refining/editing it took an extra while. Writing this is indeed a painful process. I spent the entire day on the weekend and 4-5 hours during the rest of the week working on it for around two weeks. It's…

I'm also detecting hints of non-native English in his writing which may make it even more effort. Though his Twitter account says he's based in Connecticut.

Edit: Wow, shocked that I'm being received so negatively about this, non native English is not "bad". It isn't meant as judgement but praise for what he's accomplished.

Re: Heap-overflowing Llama.cpp to RCE

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Post by worldsavior »

ziddoap wrote: post #19
worldsavior wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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This is a crazy amount of assumptions to make about someone (and their family) that you know nothing about.

You're right, I don't know anything about his family intially, but it doesn't make me wrong. You can't do the kind of stuff he did without having a lot, a lot of time at hand. I'm not saying he is a problem, but I disagree with the path he has chosen.

Re: Heap-overflowing Llama.cpp to RCE

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Post by lynx97 »

worldsavior wrote: post #15
VladVladikoff wrote: post #5

This is really incredible work. And the fact that you are 15 is blowing my mind. You have a really bright future ahead of you, and your parents must be really proud (at least I would be if you were my kid.) Hit me up if you want a summer internship finding security vulnerabilities at a hotel software startup (access control, property management, etc)

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Well, to some kids (I used to be one of them), the world outside is hostile, unfair and pretty much depressing. I used to basically just have my "keyboard", and it was a wonderful way of escaping the reality and dullness of human interactions as a visually disabled kid. My "keyboard" brought me a job that I love which also pays my bills and made me indepenent. Why would you have wanted to take my keyboard away? To force me to interact with other kids that basically hated me, abused me, or were basically dull and dumb? This condescending attitude of yours almost makes me cry.

Re: Heap-overflowing Llama.cpp to RCE

#28

Post by 0cf8612b2e1e »

worldsavior wrote: post #26
asveikau wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A lot of us reading your comment were coding at 15.

I was coding at 15 as well, but not as much as he is.

Ah yes. Anyone who coded more than me is a shut in. Anything less is not a real programmer.

The reality is that most people/children are on screens for most of their waking hours. At least he is creating and not just doomscrolling.

Re: Heap-overflowing Llama.cpp to RCE

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Post by worldsavior »

lynx97 wrote: post #27
worldsavior wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Well, to some kids (I used to be one of them), the world outside is hostile, unfair and pretty much depressing. I used to basically just have my "keyboard", and it was a wonderful way of escaping the reality and dullness of human interactions as a visually disabled kid. My "keyboard" brought me a job that I love which also pays my bills and made me indepenent. Why would you have wanted to take my keyboard away? To fo…

I'm sorry if I have hurt you in some way, this is not my intention of course. I'm not trying to come across as a bully.

In your case I guess the situation is more applicable, but for someone that is not disabled in some way, I would say go and fight those other kids.

It's also a bit ironic. The internet is a much more cruel place than real life.

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