python Programming Glossary: vulnerabilities

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11575398/how-can-i-save-my-secret-keys-and-password-securely-in-my-version-control-system

a fixed passphrase could theoretically lead to brute force vulnerabilities if attackers had access to many encrypted repos files. IMO the..

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12267774/problems-with-issuing-cp-command-with-popen-in-python

include quoting escaping and possibly introducing security vulnerabilities into your code if you fail to properly sanitize user input...

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/13999106/avoid-using-db-userproperty-when-storing-user-objects

instance for that specific user. In my opinion this opens vulnerabilities in your application's users validation. The answer from @RocketDonkey..

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14539360/pass-list-to-aes-key-generator-in-pycrypto

keys until they fit may lead to major cryptographic vulnerabilities. So is using ECB mode instead of a more secure mode like CBC..

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/29578/python-exercises-to-hone-your-skills

has little web security tutorials to help you learn about vulnerabilities and ways people might hack a your website. For me one of the..

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/525056/is-there-an-alternative-to-rexec-for-python-sandboxing

it has been deprecated removed due to some security vulnerabilities. Is there an alternative My goal is to have Python code execute..

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/73781/sending-mail-via-sendmail-from-python

like to have the library take care of header injection vulnerabilities itself so just dumping a string to popen ' usr bin sendmail'..

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/82831/how-do-i-check-if-a-file-exists-using-python

This is a race condition that can often lead to security vulnerabilities. An attacker can create a symlink to an arbitrary file immediately..