bug#19565: Emacs vulnerable to endless-data attack (minor)

[Richard Stallman]

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  > A few days ago I speculated, but now I confirmed. It's technically 
considered a vulnerability, but in Emacs's case it's a minor problem; 
exploiting it would be more a prank than a real attack.

That is a relief.

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