Exploiting Lua in Factorio: Security Insights

This chapter explores the vulnerabilities of Lua scripting within the game Factorio, focusing on how malicious Lua bytecode can compromise security through memory corruption and remote code execution. It draws comparisons to browser security exploits and discusses the historical issues of Lua's bytecode verifier, as well as the implications of client-side Lua execution in a multiplayer environment. The narrative emphasizes the need for robust security measures when utilizing Lua in collaborative gaming scenarios.

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