Make SSL suppress_ragged_eofs default more secure
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Description
| BPO | 27815 |
|---|---|
| Nosy | @vstinner, @tiran, @alex, @njsmith, @jab, @vadmium, @csabella |
| PRs | |
| Files |
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GitHub fields:
assignee = None
closed_at = None
created_at = <Date 2016-08-20.13:19:11.007>
labels = ['type-security', 'expert-SSL', '3.7', 'library']
title = 'Make SSL suppress_ragged_eofs default more secure'
updated_at = <Date 2021-04-06.04:26:08.228>
user = 'https://github.com/vadmium'
bugs.python.org fields:
activity = <Date 2021-04-06.04:26:08.228>
actor = 'jab'
assignee = 'none'
closed = False
closed_date = None
closer = None
components = ['Library (Lib)', 'SSL']
creation = <Date 2016-08-20.13:19:11.007>
creator = 'martin.panter'
dependencies = []
files = ['44169', '44784', '45106']
hgrepos = []
issue_num = 27815
keywords = ['patch']
message_count = 17.0
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nosy_count = 7.0
nosy_names = ['vstinner', 'christian.heimes', 'alex', 'njs', 'jab', 'martin.panter', 'cheryl.sabella']
pr_nums = ['5266']
priority = 'normal'
resolution = None
stage = 'patch review'
status = 'open'
superseder = None
type = 'security'
url = 'https://bugs.python.org/issue27815'
versions = ['Python 3.7']
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reviewing PR #5266 and the referenced ragged-eofs.patch and ragged-eofs.v2.patch files, then inspect truncating_proxy.py for the reported behavior. Done means the SSL suppress_ragged_eofs default is made more secure and the existing PR’s proposed scope is resolved.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- security
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 20/100