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Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2014 14:12:47 +1100
From: Joshua Rogers <oss@...ernot.info>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Re: CVE-Request: dpkg handling of 'control' and
warnings format string vulnerability
On 07/11/14 12:27, Seth Arnold wrote:
> It is not safe to build packages from untrusted sources.
> It is not safe to install packages from untrusted sources.
I agree.
But, if you are analyzing a .deb file to see what it contains, etc., you
are not necessarily installing it.(e.g. dry-run)
And what about programs that use dpkg to list the details of the package?
Thanks
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-- Joshua Rogers <https://internot.info/>
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