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bug#24489: efaq: security risks
From: |
Richard Stallman |
Subject: |
bug#24489: efaq: security risks |
Date: |
Fri, 23 Sep 2016 16:38:56 -0400 |
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> Images and other resources can carry constructed data and be used as an
> execution backdoor through browser or library bugs. The following don't
> necessarily apply to Emacs, they are just examples of the variety and
> severity of these attacks, which have risen in popularity as direct code
> injection has become harder:
It is no use telling people, "Be afraid of browsing."
If we can't give any advice more specific than that, it would
be a useless annoyance.
--
Dr Richard Stallman
President, Free Software Foundation (gnu.org, fsf.org)
Internet Hall-of-Famer (internethalloffame.org)
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