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The Perl Jam 2 - The Camel Strikes Back

Offered By: Black Hat via YouTube

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Black Hat Courses Critical Thinking Courses Perl Courses Software Security Courses Vulnerability Analysis Courses Remote Code Execution Courses

Course Description

Overview

Explore the controversial world of Perl vulnerabilities in this provocative 27-minute Black Hat conference talk. Delve into the fundamental issues of the Perl language, examining 0-day exploits in Bugzilla, remote code execution vulnerabilities in CGI.pm documentation, and critical flaws in popular CGI modules like Mojolicious, Catalyst, and PSGI. Analyze how these issues affect nearly every Perl-based CGI application in existence. Gain insights into the debate surrounding language design, developer responsibility, and the potential pitfalls of Perl's "There's More Than One Way To Do It" (TMTOWTDI) philosophy. Challenge your understanding of Perl security and consider the implications for developers and the broader programming community.

Syllabus

The Perl Jam 2: The Camel Strikes Back


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Black Hat

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