wormable

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adjective

(of a computer flaw or a bug) Capable of being turned into a network worm.

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Meanings

adjectivewormable (comparative more wormable, superlative most wormable)

comparative more wormable · superlative most wormable

  1. computing(of a computer flaw or a bug) Capable of being turned into a network worm.

    Operating system vendors react quickly to wormable exploits, typically releasing out-of-sequence patches, because of the scale of the damage they can do.

    2020, Ross Anderson, Security Engineering, page 232

Origin

From worm + -able.

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Chicago

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