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by DavidBuchanan 3113 days ago
I wouldn't categorise security as an "arbitrary concern".
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In order to exploit this you need to be able to write to the directory where the binary is.

"Security" is trotted out as an arbitrary concern quite often because a lot of security people don't have any concept of risk analysis or cost/benefit. If it was up to them no one would ever do anything because that way they can't make a mistake.