[comp.windows.x] xterm DISPLAY answerback security issues?

gildea@expo.lcs.mit.EDU (Stephen Gildea) (05/10/91)

We are considering adding a feature to xterm to echo the display
string on receipt of a certain escape sequence.  I am concerned that
this might open up a security hole, but can come up with no concrete
examples of how to exploit it.  Can anyone show how this might be a
problem?

 < Stephen
   MIT X Consortium