Closed Bug 1020362 Opened 9 years ago Closed 9 years ago

High Entropy ASLR on Windows 8+

Categories

(Core :: Security, defect)

Product:
Core
Component:
Security
Platform:
x86_64
Windows 8.1
Type:
defect
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
RESOLVED FIXED

People

(Reporter: speciesx, Unassigned)

References

(Blocks 1 open bug,
URL
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Details

(Whiteboard: [Fixed by Bug 1080074]) 

On Windows 8+ Internet Explorer 10+ support this feature and now Chrome x64. Firefox win64 should also add this security enhancing.

http://blog.chromium.org/2014/06/try-out-new-64-bit-windows-canary-and.html
Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Ever confirmed: true
No longer blocks: 677797
Depends on: 677797
MSVC11+ will turn on the HIGHENTROPYVA flag for 64-bit executables by default.
Depends on: VC12
Fixed by Bug 1080074.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 9 years ago
Resolution: --- → WORKSFORME
Resolution: WORKSFORME → FIXED
Whiteboard: [Fixed by Bug 1080074]
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