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0 pointsf30e3dfed1c92mo ago0 comments

Pretty much, yes. It is meant to be the takeaway from the article and as far as I can tell, the statement as written is false. Pretty serious problem, I think.

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anamexis2mo ago· 2 in thread

I would say iTerm 2 has a pretty serious problem. A detailed analysis of the issue having a sentence implying it affects all users rather than many or most users is a minor problem.

f30e3dfed1c9OP2mo ago

I agree that the problem in iTerm2 is serious. I do not agree that having the takeway sentence in the article being false is a "minor problem."

I cannot speculate on what fraction of iTerm2 users enable this optional feature. Is it "many or most"? No idea.

I note that the article nowhere mentions the fact that the feature is optional. That would be a huge improvement.

We can disagree over whether the article is horribly written or not. My firm opinion is that it is.

anamexis2mo ago

Wait, hold on. iTerm 2's "conductor" is listening for the special escape sequences, whether or not you are using the shell integration features. The exploit affects all users, not just ones who have installed iTerm 2's shell integration.

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