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Re: glibc locale escaping issue


From: "Steven M. Christey" <coley () rcf-smtp mitre org>
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 17:35:50 -0500 (EST)


On Tue, 8 Mar 2011, Josh Bressers wrote:

I think the line between fix vs enhancement is crossed when we're talking
about documented behavior.

Discrepancy between documented behavior and actual behavior - whether an error in the code or an error in the documentation - plus a clear or likely exploit scenario - *especially* for multi-purpose libraries and interpreters - seems reasonable for assigning a CVE.

- Steve


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