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Re:Freenginx: Core Nginx developer announces fork by ramses0 on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @05:20PM (#39376378)
BRB, filing CVE's against literally any project with example code in their documentation...
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Re:Freenginx: Core Nginx developer announces fork by spicykraken on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @05:41PM (#39376583)
I've actually seen CVEs like that before, I agree that's bonkers but I have seen it...
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Re:Freenginx: Core Nginx developer announces fork by numbsafari on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @08:39PM (#39378110)
Given how frequently people copy and paste example code… why is that surprising? Folks need to be informed. CVEs are a channel for that.
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Re:Freenginx: Core Nginx developer announces fork by mholt on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @09:38PM (#39378485)
Pssst: People who copy+paste example code aren't checking CVEs
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Re:Freenginx: Core Nginx developer announces fork by MZMegaZone on Wednesday February 14, 2024 @09:47PM (#39378538)
That's actually supported by the CVE program rules. Have at it if you find examples with security vulns.
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