Full Disclosure: Re: URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape, Miranda, Skype

[gjgowey () tmo blackberry net]

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

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-----Original Message-----
From: terry white <twhite () aniota com>

Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2007 00:57:02 
To:bugtraq () securityfocus com
Cc:full-disclosure () lists 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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