To address memory corruption issues, Google has announced support for the so-called V8 Sandbox in the Chrome web browser.
Samuel Groß, the technical lead for V8 Security, states that the sandbox is intended to stop “memory corruption in V8 from spreading within the host process.”
V8 Sandbox is a lightweight, in-process sandbox for the JavaScript and WebAssembly engine that is intended to minimize common V8 vulnerabilities, according to the search giant.
By limiting the code executed by V8 to a portion of the process’ virtual address space (referred to as “the sandbox”) and isolating it from the remainder of the process, the impact of V8 vulnerabilities is intended to be mitigated read more Google Chrome Adds V8 Sandbox A New Defense Against Browser Attacks.
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