Fix Unsafe atom operation #15
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Should never allow external input from creating atoms in Erlang. Because, it allows Denial Of Service using mime headers, causing the VM to crash.
Should never allow external input from creating atoms in Erlang. Because, it allows Denial Of Service using mime headers, causing the VM to crash.
Bump version as API has changed. Keys for header are now either string or atom.
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We must never create atoms in Erlang based on external input, as this might cause the VM to crash.
This patch preloads known atoms and uses String.to_existing_atom/2 to avoid memory leaks, which mitigates risk of Denial of Service attack.