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Are elinks users safe?

• sitkack 8y ago
  Are elinks users safe from AFL ? If you are using elinks not in at least a container, you are asking for pownage.
  • jwilk 8y ago
    What's AFL?
    • sitkack 8y ago
      http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/afl/ http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/afl/
      • jwilk 8y ago
        Oh, I know this AFL. But it didn't make sense in the context of your question, so I assumed you meant something else. What do you mean by being "safe from AFL"?
        • sitkack 8y ago
          Well, elinks is a cul-de-sac, and AFL would probably obliterate it, so elinks users are most probably putting themselves in more danger than they avoiding.
• shakna 8y ago
  elinks aren't safe, full stop. A failure to verify SSL certificates has plagued elinks since 2012 [0]. Some versions protect, but the bug returns. [0] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=694658 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=694658
  • jwilk 8y ago
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    • shakna 8y ago
      ... Thanks. Apologies, I'm having arguments with my assisted keyboard.
• jwilk 8y ago
  elinks doesn't render iframes, so this attack wouldn't work.