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on Feb 27, 2019
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SecBSD: Unix-like operating system focused on comp...
A Harvard architecture, by itself, doesn't do anything to prevent code reuse attacks.
qubex
on Feb 27, 2019
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Indeed. The NX bit (which differentiates between executable and writable data) roughly approximates Harvard Architecture-like differences between types of memory, and likewise it cannot prevent code reuse attacks.
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