From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Path: news.gmane.org!not-for-mail From: Kelly Dean Newsgroups: gmane.emacs.bugs Subject: bug#19565: Emacs vulnerable to endless-data attack (minor) Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:18:29 +0000 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: plane.gmane.org Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-Trace: ger.gmane.org 1421011218 10001 80.91.229.3 (11 Jan 2015 21:20:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@ger.gmane.org NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:20:18 +0000 (UTC) To: 19565@debbugs.gnu.org Original-X-From: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sun Jan 11 22:20:12 2015 Return-path: Envelope-to: geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org Original-Received: from lists.gnu.org ([208.118.235.17]) by plane.gmane.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1YAPve-00047o-LD for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 11 Jan 2015 22:20:10 +0100 Original-Received: from localhost ([::1]:59414 helo=lists.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YAPvd-0000Os-PW for geb-bug-gnu-emacs@m.gmane.org; Sun, 11 Jan 2015 16:20:09 -0500 Original-Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:44553) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YAPvZ-0000Nk-O9 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 11 Jan 2015 16:20:06 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YAPvW-0006zY-Iy for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 11 Jan 2015 16:20:05 -0500 Original-Received: from debbugs.gnu.org ([140.186.70.43]:33555) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1YAPvW-0006zU-FZ for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 11 Jan 2015 16:20:02 -0500 Original-Received: from Debian-debbugs by debbugs.gnu.org with local (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YAPvW-0007QS-00 for bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org; Sun, 11 Jan 2015 16:20:02 -0500 X-Loop: help-debbugs@gnu.org Resent-From: Kelly Dean Original-Sender: "Debbugs-submit" Resent-CC: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org Resent-Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:20:01 +0000 Resent-Message-ID: Resent-Sender: help-debbugs@gnu.org X-GNU-PR-Message: followup 19565 X-GNU-PR-Package: emacs X-GNU-PR-Keywords: Original-Received: via spool by 19565-submit@debbugs.gnu.org id=B19565.142101116428493 (code B ref 19565); Sun, 11 Jan 2015 21:20:01 +0000 Original-Received: (at 19565) by debbugs.gnu.org; 11 Jan 2015 21:19:24 +0000 Original-Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1]:42921 helo=debbugs.gnu.org) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YAPuu-0007PV-1X for submit@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 11 Jan 2015 16:19:24 -0500 Original-Received: from relay5-d.mail.gandi.net ([217.70.183.197]:51865) by debbugs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1YAPur-0007PJ-1N for 19565@debbugs.gnu.org; Sun, 11 Jan 2015 16:19:21 -0500 Original-Received: from mfilter20-d.gandi.net (mfilter20-d.gandi.net [217.70.178.148]) by relay5-d.mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4AAF941C064 for <19565@debbugs.gnu.org>; Sun, 11 Jan 2015 22:19:20 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: Debian amavisd-new at mfilter20-d.gandi.net Original-Received: from relay5-d.mail.gandi.net ([217.70.183.197]) by mfilter20-d.gandi.net (mfilter20-d.gandi.net [10.0.15.180]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id TTLrsY1Bq0kF for <19565@debbugs.gnu.org>; Sun, 11 Jan 2015 22:19:19 +0100 (CET) X-Originating-IP: 66.220.3.179 Original-Received: from localhost (gm179.geneticmail.com [66.220.3.179]) (Authenticated sender: kelly@prtime.org) by relay5-d.mail.gandi.net (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 0035041C061 for <19565@debbugs.gnu.org>; Sun, 11 Jan 2015 22:19:17 +0100 (CET) In-Reply-To: X-BeenThere: debbugs-submit@debbugs.gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.15 Precedence: list X-detected-operating-system: by eggs.gnu.org: GNU/Linux 3.x X-Received-From: 140.186.70.43 X-BeenThere: bug-gnu-emacs@gnu.org List-Id: "Bug reports for GNU Emacs, the Swiss army knife of text editors" List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: bug-gnu-emacs-bounces+geb-bug-gnu-emacs=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.org gmane.emacs.bugs:98235 Archived-At: If Emacs gets an auto-updater, or even an auto-checker for updates, like some common operating systems and web browsers have, then this bug would become an actual problem, enabling denial-of-service attacks. Since Emacs is an OS, and now a web browser too, it might get an auto-updater or auto-checker. Even so, it would only enable DOS attacks, nothing more.