doc: clarify EventEmitter error handling in threat model#61701
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Add documentation explaining that applications are expected to attach 'error' event handlers to EventEmitters that can emit errors, including HTTP streams. Crashes resulting from missing error handlers are not considered denial-of-service vulnerabilities in Node.js.
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Add documentation explaining that applications are expected to attach 'error' event handlers to EventEmitters that can emit errors, including HTTP streams. Crashes resulting from missing error handlers are not considered denial-of-service vulnerabilities in Node.js. PR-URL: #61701 Reviewed-By: Luigi Pinca <luigipinca@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Anna Henningsen <anna@addaleax.net> Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Rafael Gonzaga <rafael.nunu@hotmail.com> Reviewed-By: Chengzhong Wu <legendecas@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Ulises Gascón <ulisesgascongonzalez@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com> Reviewed-By: Benjamin Gruenbaum <benjamingr@gmail.com>
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'error'handlers to EventEmittersTest plan