full-disclosure - Re: URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape, Miranda, Skype

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Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2007 10:51:12 +0000
From: gjgowey@....blackberry.net
To: "terry white" <twhite@...ota.com>,
	full-disclosure-bounces@...ts.grok.org.uk, bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Cc: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape,
	Miranda, Skype

I keep thinking of that wonderful saying that to assume is to make an ass out of you and me.  Certainly is true when programming.

Geoff

Sent from my BlackBerry wireless handheld.

-----Original Message-----
From: terry white <twhite@...ota.com>

Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2007 00:57:02 
To:bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Cc:full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape,
 Miranda, Skype

... ciao:

: on "10-6-2007" "Kurt Dillard" writ:
: In my opinion, every application should handle incoming data as bad data.

   finally.

: Its poor programming to assume that incoming data is properly formatted and
: safe to process as is, even if the data is supposed to come from a process
: you own.

    actually, i think it's "shoddy" programming.

: Why so extreme?

    or perhaps more properly, why would considerate programming be
considered extreme ...

--
... i'm a man, but i can change,
    if i have to , i guess ...

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