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Re: SendGate: Sendmail Multiple Vulnerabilities (Race Condition DoS, Memory Jumps, Integer Overflow)
From: "Kurt Seifried" <bt () seifried org>
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 14:54:56 -0700
I think the people complaining should look at their fears, it appears to me that they are coming from a position of fear (lack of percieved control over their systems, etc.) which is leading to anger and hatred that is being directed outwards (at the closest target which to them is the people actually responsible for the software and in a position of power/control). I also suspect they have fears of not appearing to be in control or a position of power with others (a.k.a. approval seeking behavior) which results in this posturing behavior that actually results in them appearing quite helpless and childlike (quite the opposite of how they want to appear).
It's interesting that the people being attacked have made significant to huge positive contributions to the world (sendmail was the killer app for the Internet, which in turn depended on BIND), ditto for OpenSSH, it's the killer app for remote access, or maintaining the security of widely used operating systems.
On the side of the complainers I ... well to be frank I'm not aware of any positive contributions they have made to the world.
Can we please end this thread? The longer it goes on the more angry and bitter the complainers are going to become which isn't benefiting anyone.
-Kurt
Current thread:
- SendGate: Sendmail Multiple Vulnerabilities (Race Condition DoS, Memory Jumps, Integer Overflow) Gadi Evron (Mar 23)
- trusting SMTP [was: SendGate: Sendmail Multiple Vulnerabilities] Gadi Evron (Mar 23)
- Re: [Full-disclosure] trusting SMTP [was: SendGate: Sendmail Multiple Vulnerabilities] Valdis . Kletnieks (Mar 24)
- Re: [Full-disclosure] SendGate: Sendmail Multiple Vulnerabilities (Race Condition DoS, Memory Jumps, Integer Overflow) Dragos Ruiu (Mar 23)
- Re: SendGate: Sendmail Multiple Vulnerabilities (Race Condition DoS, Memory Jumps, Integer Overflow) Theo de Raadt (Mar 24)
- Re: SendGate: Sendmail Multiple Vulnerabilities (Race Condition DoS, Memory Jumps, Integer Overflow) Martin Schulze (Mar 24)
- Re: SendGate: Sendmail Multiple Vulnerabilities (Race Condition DoS, Memory Jumps, Integer Overflow) Theo de Raadt (Mar 24)
- Re: SendGate: Sendmail Multiple Vulnerabilities (Race Condition DoS, Memory Jumps, Integer Overflow) D.F.Russell (Mar 25)
- Re: SendGate: Sendmail Multiple Vulnerabilities (Race Condition DoS, Memory Jumps, Integer Overflow) Kurt Seifried (Mar 27)
- Re: SendGate: Sendmail Multiple Vulnerabilities (Race Condition DoS, Memory Jumps, Integer Overflow) Gadi Evron (Mar 25)
- Re: SendGate: Sendmail Multiple Vulnerabilities (Race Condition DoS, Memory Jumps, Integer Overflow) Geo. (Mar 28)
- Re: SendGate: Sendmail Multiple Vulnerabilities (Race Condition DoS, Memory Jumps, Integer Overflow) Martin Schulze (Mar 24)
- Re: SendGate: Sendmail Multiple Vulnerabilities (Race Condition DoS, Memory Jumps, Integer Overflow) Pim van Riezen (Mar 27)
- Re: SendGate: Sendmail Multiple Vulnerabilities (Race Condition DoS, Memory Jumps, Integer Overflow) Florian Weimer (Mar 27)
- Re: SendGate: Sendmail Multiple Vulnerabilities (Race Condition DoS, Memory Jumps, Integer Overflow) Casper . Dik (Mar 28)
- trusting SMTP [was: SendGate: Sendmail Multiple Vulnerabilities] Gadi Evron (Mar 23)
- RE: SendGate: Sendmail Multiple Vulnerabilities (Race Condition DoS, Memory Jumps, Integer Overflow) Michael A Fusaro II (Mar 25)
- Re: SendGate: Sendmail Multiple Vulnerabilities (Race Condition DoS, Memory Jumps, Integer Overflow) Casper . Dik (Mar 25)