Ok, I will try to reproduce it. I said that it could be a security issue (because there is a bug), but that cannot be known if/when the bug is identified. I mean, if there is a bug but you don't know why the bug is a bug, how can you know if there is a concern regarding security.
Text loss could be defined as a security issue to me. 2012/11/9 Mark Doliner <[email protected]>: > On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 6:24 PM, Anderz Olsson <[email protected]> wrote: >> * I was able to select all text (miy installation didn't freeze though). >> * I then deleted all text (with the button called backspace). >> * Then all history was lost without me closing the window (i don't >> log) IM. But I saw it before I selected all the text in my text box >> (like I'd have selected the chat history too, but that isn't possible, >> is it?) >> * So there is a bug. >> >> Or is it not a bug? > > If what you're describing is true, then yeah, that sounds like a bug. > Changing the text in the text entry field (the bottom half of the IM > window) should not have any affect on the text in the history (the top > half of the IM window). Are you able to reproduce this problem? I > haven't been able to reproduce it. > > And yeah, for what it's worth this doesn't seem like a security issue > to me. A security issue would be any bug that can be exploited by a > remote attacker that either prevents you from using Pidgin (e.g. > remote crash) or causes harm to your computer (e.g. remote code > execution). _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list Want to unsubscribe? Use this link: http://pidgin.im/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/support
