On Thu, 3 Apr 2008, Close, Tyler J. wrote:
> Maciej Stachowiak wrote:
> >
> > Can you please post these examples again, or pointers to where you 
> > posted them? I believe they have not been previously seen on the Web 
> > API list.
> 
> I've written several messages to the appformats mailing list. I suggest 
> reading all of them. The most detailed description of the attacks are in 
> the message at:
> 
> http://www.w3.org/mid/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 
> with a correction at:
> 
> http://www.w3.org/mid/[EMAIL PROTECTED]

As noted here:

   http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-appformats/2008Feb/0138.html

...these are not problems with the Access Control and XXX specs. XDR is 
just as susceptible to these problems.

The above e-mail also describes ways to mitigate these problems.

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