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Re: Qualys Security Advisory - CVE-2015-3245 userhelper - CVE-2015-3246 libuser
From: z80 <z80 () bytealchemy be>
Date: Wed, 29 Jul 2015 22:16:57 +0200
Actually, the things is very simple: - H4x0rz: Lose The Ego! - H4x0rz: Lose The L33t Principles! - H4x0rz: Use your Brain v1.0 What would Brain v1.0 have told you when thinking about releasing an exploit at the same time than the patch... On 24/07/2015 17:56, mancha wrote:
On Thu, Jul 23, 2015 at 08:43:43PM +0200, Leif Nixon wrote:Qualys Security Advisory <qsa () qualys com> writes:Hello, it is July 23, 2015, 17:00 UTC, the Coordinated Release Date for CVE-2015-3245 and CVE-2015-3246. Please find our advisory below, and our exploit attached.*Why* are you releasing a full exploit just minutes after the patch is released? (Disclosure: I am employed by Red Hat, but this is my purely personal question.) -- Leif NixonThere was absolutely nothing wrong with Qualys' timing. When the embargo ends, it ends. The real problem is the underlying model: "responsible disclosure". It's nothing more than a CYA strategy that doesn't maximize the ecosystem's welfare. The positive-sounding name fools some into thinking it a good thing. --mancha
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- Re: Qualys Security Advisory - CVE-2015-3245 userhelper - CVE-2015-3246 libuser, (continued)
- Re: Qualys Security Advisory - CVE-2015-3245 userhelper - CVE-2015-3246 libuser Brad Knowles (Jul 24)
- Re: Qualys Security Advisory - CVE-2015-3245 userhelper - CVE-2015-3246 libuser Leif Nixon (Jul 25)
- Re: Qualys Security Advisory - CVE-2015-3245 userhelper - CVE-2015-3246 libuser Michal Zalewski (Jul 25)
- Re: Qualys Security Advisory - CVE-2015-3245 userhelper - CVE-2015-3246 libuser Dave Horsfall (Jul 25)
- Re: Qualys Security Advisory - CVE-2015-3245 userhelper - CVE-2015-3246 libuser Brad Knowles (Jul 25)
- Re: Qualys Security Advisory - CVE-2015-3245 userhelper - CVE-2015-3246 libuser Hanno Böck (Jul 26)
- Re: Qualys Security Advisory - CVE-2015-3245 userhelper - CVE-2015-3246 libuser Brandon Perry (Jul 24)
- Re: Qualys Security Advisory - CVE-2015-3245 userhelper - CVE-2015-3246 libuser mancha (Jul 27)
- Re: Qualys Security Advisory - CVE-2015-3245 userhelper - CVE-2015-3246 libuser Ankeet Presswala (Jul 27)