open source security
6 posts
The design is the vulnerability
Twenty one zero-days in FFmpeg are a symptom; the finding is an architecture that parses untrusted input with no enforced audit gate.
What a $5 VPS honeypot taught me
An open-source honeypot probe database queryable via curl, HTTP, and MCP - what it catches, why it helps small defenders, and where the risks actually sit.
The disassembler is now a free download
An open source disassembler and decompiler release removes the cost filter defenders implicitly priced into attacker capability. The model needs correction.
Torvalds declares Linux security list unmanageable
Linus Torvalds says AI bug hunters have made the Linux security list unmanageable. An operator read on what failed at the intake boundary.
How Identity Presentation Without Verification Enabled a Credential Compromise
A breakdown of how the Axios npm credential breach occurred due to identity presentation without technical validation, highlighting systemic risks in open-source infrastructure.
The Real Failure in the axios npm Compromise Wasn't Code - It Was Trust
The axios@1.141 and axios@0.304 npm compromise was not a code flaw - it was a failure in trust validation. Credential theft enabled persistent supply chain poisoning due to lack of enforced MFA and session verification at every publish event.