Comment by mustache_kimono

> Many exploits work because an attacker tweaks the circumstances to some unlikely situation.

True, but I think you're ignoring his/her point which is: Many languages, if the problem is UB, won't seek to fix the underlying problem. Their answer is: "Don't do that." Whereas Rust doesn't shirk it's responsibility in those situations, to fix the what is, here, even a theoretical issue.