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Re: [TSVN] Security implications of bugtraq properties?

From: SteveKing <stefankueng_at_gmail.com>
Date: 2005-01-06 10:34:16 CET

On 06 Jan 2005 09:43:12 +0100, Jens Scheidtmann
<Jens.Scheidtmann@bayerbbs.com> wrote:

> Stefan: have you considered the security implications of
> malicious/malformed bugtraq properties?

Sure. But as you will know, there's no way to be 100% sure. So feel
free to double/tripple check the code. I think there are no buffer
overflows possible the way the code is now, but I don't give any
guarantees.

> As svn becomes spread more widely, I am sure sooner or later something like this
> might pop up (on bugtraq :-/ ).
>
> I rather would like to save all people involved with TSVN the embarrassment.

I hope we never get mentioned there. But even if we do: that would
also mean we're in the same league as 'big' companies ;)

Stefan

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