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"Git uses a home-grown URL parser"... Is this the root cause of the issue?
by miohtama 7y ago
"Git uses a home-grown URL parser"... Is this the root cause of the issue?
- lioeters 7y agoReading that point reminded me of a recent article where a security researcher found an exploit due to the URL parser in Safari: Unauthorized access to cameras in Safari on macOS and iOS - https://www.ryanpickren.com/webcam-hacking https://www.ryanpickren.com/webcam-hacking And another one related to URL parsing: The unexpected Google wide domain check bypass - https://bugs.xdavidhu.me/google/2020/03/08/the-unexpected-google-wide-domain-check-bypass/ https://bugs.xdavidhu.me/google/2020/03/08/the-unexpected-go...
- peff 7y agoNo, it's not the root cause, though it did exacerbate it. See the comment in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22890633 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22890633.