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Re: Perl's HTTP::Tiny has insecure TLS cert default, affecting CPAN.pm and other modules
From: Reid Sutherland <reid () thirddimension net>
Date: Wed, 3 May 2023 17:43:28 -0400
Moritz Bechler wrote:
Hi,A default is not a vulnerability. There are reasons why defaults cannot be changed in libraries once they are stable. This is also why documentation exists.Revoke these CVEs, it's a stain on the process.while one may criticize that CVEs have been assigned both for the insecure default and (some of the) insecure usages, at least one of these is a legitimate case, in terms of CVEs likely the latter. And when it comes to defaming projects, at least in my book, choosing, keeping and defending bad defaults speaks to much more than a CVE being assigned.
Performing outside queries is not a reasonable default in terms of security. It's up to the developer if they wish to open up the user to that risk. Libraries cannot shift defaults on a whim, this is why they have documentation.
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- Re: Perl's HTTP::Tiny has insecure TLS cert default, affecting CPAN.pm and other modules Jeffrey Walton (Apr 20)
- Re: Perl's HTTP::Tiny has insecure TLS cert default, affecting CPAN.pm and other modules Steffen Nurpmeso (Apr 20)
- Re: Perl's HTTP::Tiny has insecure TLS cert default, affecting CPAN.pm and other modules Matthew Fernandez (Apr 20)
- Re: Perl's HTTP::Tiny has insecure TLS cert default, affecting CPAN.pm and other modules Reid Sutherland (May 03)
- Re: Perl's HTTP::Tiny has insecure TLS cert default, affecting CPAN.pm and other modules David A. Wheeler (May 03)
- Re: Perl's HTTP::Tiny has insecure TLS cert default, affecting CPAN.pm and other modules Reid Sutherland (May 03)
- Re: Perl's HTTP::Tiny has insecure TLS cert default, affecting CPAN.pm and other modules Moritz Bechler (May 03)
- Re: Perl's HTTP::Tiny has insecure TLS cert default, affecting CPAN.pm and other modules Michael Orlitzky (May 03)
- Re: Perl's HTTP::Tiny has insecure TLS cert default, affecting CPAN.pm and other modules Reid Sutherland (May 04)