Re: Security issue in Media-type override?

On Monday, June 23, 2003, 9:58:29 PM, Tim wrote:


TB> We're working on the contentEoverride-24 finding, and it has been 
TB> suggested that there are security implications in the case where a web 
TB> agent decides to ignore the media-type the server sent and decide to 
TB> handle the incoming data in some other fashion based on, for example, 
TB> peeking inside the data and guessing what it is.

TB> Whereas this is easy to believe, we'd like to see a specific scenario or 
TB> two showing how nefarious action or erroneous practice could lead to a 
TB> security breach.


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