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Date:      Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:03:06 +0200
From:      Remko Lodder <remko@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Martin Wilke <miwi@bsdhash.org>
Cc:        bf1783@gmail.com, svn-ports-head@freebsd.org, svn-ports-all@freebsd.org, Eitan Adler <eadler@freebsd.org>, ports-committers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r321045 - head/security/tor-devel
Message-ID:  <CAEAatoj_FsJKgrTN64T0bZQ2XEvOqMcUvhhOrbj_Lt9TP2HGag@mail.gmail.com>
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I think this would create severe overhead, any possible heap/buffer
overflow could fall under this. So unless there is an immediate risk
(severe) or CVE / advisory from some place, I also do not think we should
document these kind of things. -devel has the nature of being potentially
insecure and updated a lot (more then non-devel versions). People using
that should know that and keep themselves informed about the software they
are using.

//Remko


On Mon, Jun 17, 2013 at 12:58 AM, Martin Wilke <miwi@bsdhash.org> wrote:

>
> On Jun 17, 2013, at 2:50 AM, Eitan Adler <eadler@FreeBSD.ORG> wrote:
>
> > On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 8:17 PM, b.f. <bf1783@googlemail.com> wrote:
> >> On 6/16/13, Eitan Adler <eadler@freebsd.org> wrote:
> >>> On Sun, Jun 16, 2013 at 4:06 PM, b.f. <bf1783@googlemail.com> wrote:
> >>>> In this case no CVEs were issued
> >>>
> >>> This is odd.
> >>
> >> Not very, when you consider that this is development code, and not a
> >> stable release.  It would be absurd to think that every developer goes
> >> running to a CNA every time they find any problem in their repository.
> >
> > CVEs are given for beta releases (see CVE mailing lists for details).
> > I don't think debating this point is very important.
> >
> >
> >> Not
> >> every bug is found, fewer still are disclosed, and even fewer are
> >> reported to a CNA and given a CVE-ID.
> >
> > Agreed
> >
> >> The Tor developers are very conscientious when it comes to reporting
> >> bugs, even ones that are unlikely to be exploited. They often fix and
> >> report problems that would go undetected or undisclosed in other
> >> projects.  But only some of the most serious bugs are reported by the
> >> project or by others to a CNA.
> >
> > Understood.
> >
> > Back to the point at hand, I do think this should be documented in VuXML.
>
> I don't think so.  You are really getting annoying with telling people
> what there have to do..
>
> We never documented -devel and it should be never documented as brandan
> already pointed out its development code.
>
> - Martin
>
> >
> >
> > --
> > Eitan Adler
> > Source, Ports, Doc committer
> > Bugmeister, Ports Security teams
> >
>
> +-----------------oOO--(_)--OOo-------------------------+
> With best Regards,
>        Martin Wilke (miwi_(at)_FreeBSD.org)
>
> Mess with the Best, Die like the Rest
>
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