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Re: [Req #2433] wget project at sunsite.dk: msg#00035

web.wget.general

Subject: Re: [Req #2433] wget project at sunsite.dk

q:give bart

On Thursday 2002-12-12 14:15, Noèl Köthe wrote:

> maybe you notice a security problem in the wget program.
> http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/vulnwatch/2002-q4/0102.html
> I added the fixing patch to the Debian package (I'm maintaining it see
> http://packages.debian.org/wget) but the upstream author isn't
> available.
>
> See http://www.mail-archive.com/wget%40sunsite.dk/msg04467.html
> and http://www.mail-archive.com/wget%40sunsite.dk/msg04524.html
>
> I asked some time ago if there is anybody with cvs write access
> (http://www.mail-archive.com/wget%40sunsite.dk/msg04508.html) but
> didn't get an answer.:(
>
> Can you tell me how to get this problem fixed?
> (the best would be to release the next version 1.8.3 with the security
> problem fixed)

Well, obviously we don't like to "mess around" in hosted projects without
approval of the project owner. According to my info there are 7 people
with CVS commit access for wget

Hmm, 2 of our staffers are in that list :)
bart, karthy, any takers?

--

Christian Reiniger
Administrator http://sunsite.dk/



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