From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
To: Ahmet BASTUG <bastugn@itu.edu.tr>
Cc: 36154@debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#36154: 26.2; read-passwd function creates a security issue
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2019 01:25:59 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87k19dtsag.fsf@gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <384906f0-1cfb-f813-3d2d-093ef65a1e69@itu.edu.tr> (Ahmet BASTUG's message of "Sun, 9 Jun 2019 23:01:52 +0300")
Ahmet BASTUG <bastugn@itu.edu.tr> writes:
> read-passwd function which is located in "subr.el" causes kind of a
> security issue. When function is used, user is prompted with a promt
> and everything user typed is displayed as '.' characters. If any kind
> of kill operation is performed on the prompt minibuffer, real value is
> saved into kill-ring. Then you can yank it anywhere you want. I'm not
> sure this is meant this way but I think not.
I think it makes sense to allow users to do this -- this is something
that should be up to them whether to do or not. So I'm closing this bug
report. If anybody disagrees with this, please feel free to reopen.
--
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2019-10-09 23:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2019-06-09 20:01 bug#36154: 26.2; read-passwd function creates a security issue Ahmet BASTUG
2019-10-09 23:25 ` Lars Ingebrigtsen [this message]
2019-10-10 0:30 ` Phil Sainty
2019-10-10 0:49 ` Noam Postavsky
2019-10-10 3:01 ` Phil Sainty
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