[slipjack]

Just to calm the IT manager... how does the cow work? Are there any security risks involved with crunching code?

Thanks

[reader50]

It is hard to see any security issues in the client. It downloads data, not code. Results data are returned. The only client-side issues that I could think of would be an unchecked buffer overrun. Most of the client is open-source, you can get the goodies here and check for yourself.

They are holding back the network socket code, and the local file access code. Details are listed on the linked page.

[slipjack]

Originally posted by reader50:
<STRONG>It is hard to see any security issues in the client. It downloads data, not code. Results data are returned. The only client-side issues that I could think of would be an unchecked buffer overrun. Most of the client is open-source, you can get the goodies here and check for yourself.

They are holding back the network socket code, and the local file access code. Details are listed on the linked page.</STRONG>

Much abliged

[Scotttheking]

Sysadmin Scott here, it's all safe