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Re:BlueJeans also runs a webserver when installed on macOS by vbezhenar on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @03:06PM (#20395433)
How is it trashing user security?
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Re:BlueJeans also runs a webserver when installed on macOS by ghostpepper on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @03:08PM (#20395460)
By running a web server with the ability to circumvent installation? It could almost be considered a backdoor
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Re:BlueJeans also runs a webserver when installed on macOS by vbezhenar on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @04:50PM (#20396435)
User willingly installs their software, they are not backdooring it. There are plenty of services running on every computer, including TCP servers and web servers. If you're going to call them backdoors, you've got a long list.
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Re:BlueJeans also runs a webserver when installed on macOS by ghostpepper on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @05:21PM (#20396739)
If I think I have installed your software and it's secretly running a web server with the ability to reinstall itself, I am calling it a backdoor. I think that list is pretty short, but perhaps I am wrong.
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Re:BlueJeans also runs a webserver when installed on macOS by dpkonofa on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @04:58PM (#20396508)
Look at what just happened with Zoom. The web server could be used by a malicious third-party to gain access to the system.
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Re:BlueJeans also runs a webserver when installed on macOS by goerz on Tuesday July 09, 2019 @03:42PM (#20395773)
I don't think I understand the security implications of this either. Seems distasteful, but how could it be exploited?
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Re:BlueJeans also runs a webserver when installed on macOS by sabbour on Friday July 12, 2019 @03:58PM (#20423923)
https://www.wired.com/story/zoom-bug-webcam-hackers/
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