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Re: Bug#210243: ITP: xspringies -- Interactive 2D mass/spring simulation system for X



On Mon, Sep 15, 2003 at 04:21:39PM +0100, Steve Kemp wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 15, 2003 at 11:00:35AM -0400, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> > $PATH is almost always trusted; the exception is setuid programs which
> > should sanitize PATH.  xspringies is not setuid, is it?
> 
>   It is not setuid/setgid no, but I still think it's best to not trust
>  the PATH - sure it's not critical, but it's a good think "just in
>  case".

Just in case somebody decides to move the programs in question? Witness
grep.

-- 
Colin Watson                                  [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]



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