Eli Bendersky, 17.03.2013 19:25: > IMHO Benjamin is right, given that this attack has been known to exist > since 2003. Moreover, as it appears that no changes whatsoever are going to > make it into 2.7, I don't see why patching of 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 is needed. > As for 3.4, it can't hurt to add an opt-in option for a safe mode to the > affected libraries.
Why keep the libraries vulnerable for another year (3.4 final is expected for early 2014), if there is something we can do about them now? The fact that the attacks have been known for a decade doesn't mean an attacker will need another ten years to exploit them. Stefan _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
