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I wouldn’t say that’s a fair characterization. Besides the ham fisted approach, the original vuln idea seemed reasonable. They were wrong, it happens to the b
by imwillofficial 4y ago
I wouldn’t say that’s a fair characterization.
Besides the ham fisted approach, the original vuln idea seemed reasonable.
They were wrong, it happens to the best of us.
I’d say the potential security risk was worth raising the flag over.
Better be wrong and safe, having many of us learn something along the way, then overly cautious and leave a potential problem unaddressed.
- zimpenfish 4y ago> then overly cautious and leave a potential problem unaddressed. I don't think "do even the most cursory verification to check if the extraordinary thing I've just seen is actually happening" could be counted as "overly cautious".
- imwillofficial 4y agoAs somebody in the security field tackling this stuff every day, I am happy with the tradeoffs made, and the resolution.