Comment by layer8

3 years ago

…also locking in any security vulnerabilities.

I mean, we are talking about videogames here.

  • Multiplayer is a thing, where both crashing servers and also attacking other clients (even in non-p2p titles) is not that uncommon. Many titles don't permit community servers any more, of course.

  • Wasn't it Elden Ring or another From Software game that had a RCE ? This article talks about it : https://wccftech.com/dark-souls-rce-exploit-fixed-elden-ring...

    A lot of games have multiplayer functionalities these days. That make them a potential target for RCE and related vulnerabilities. Granted, if you don't play video game as root, the impact should be limited, but it is still something to be aware of.

    • Skimming over the details, that seems like a bunch of bugs in the game code. I don't think dynamic linking would help there.