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Title: Is reporting a vulnerability worth the risk?
Post by: Newby on May 22, 2006, 06:37:28 PM
"No way in Hell," says CupHead.

http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/22/183205&from=rss
Title: Re: Is reporting a vulnerability worth the risk?
Post by: CrAz3D on May 22, 2006, 06:41:55 PM
Quote from: Newby on May 22, 2006, 06:37:28 PM
"No way in Hell," says CupHead.

http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/05/22/183205&from=rss
heh
....I dont report vulnerabilities either
Title: Re: Is reporting a vulnerability worth the risk?
Post by: deadly7 on May 22, 2006, 06:50:23 PM
How do you know that was cuphead? O_o
Title: Re: Is reporting a vulnerability worth the risk?
Post by: Newby on May 22, 2006, 06:54:53 PM
I don't. It's called a joke.
Title: Re: Is reporting a vulnerability worth the risk?
Post by: Explicit on May 22, 2006, 08:04:28 PM
It irritates me how TU was actually doing them a favor, but they just had to be assholes about it.  Excuse the language.
Title: Re: Is reporting a vulnerability worth the risk?
Post by: deadly7 on May 22, 2006, 09:05:12 PM
I'm confused. What the hell are you talking about?
Title: Re: Is reporting a vulnerability worth the risk?
Post by: iago on May 22, 2006, 11:02:17 PM
He did a lot more than just report a vulnerability.  What he did was totally wrong.  But that's another story. 

Reporting vulnerabilities is absolutely worth the "risk". 
Title: Re: Is reporting a vulnerability worth the risk?
Post by: Blaze on May 22, 2006, 11:45:15 PM
Quote from: iago on May 22, 2006, 11:02:17 PM
He did a lot more than just report a vulnerability.  What he did was totally wrong.  But that's another story. 

Tell us the story again, Mr. iago!
Title: Re: Is reporting a vulnerability worth the risk?
Post by: iago on May 23, 2006, 08:08:54 AM
Quote from: Blaze on May 22, 2006, 11:45:15 PM
Quote from: iago on May 22, 2006, 11:02:17 PM
He did a lot more than just report a vulnerability.  What he did was totally wrong.  But that's another story. 

Tell us the story again, Mr. iago!

I can't.
Title: Re: Is reporting a vulnerability worth the risk?
Post by: CrAz3D on May 23, 2006, 12:41:22 PM
Quote from: iago on May 23, 2006, 08:08:54 AM
Quote from: Blaze on May 22, 2006, 11:45:15 PM
Quote from: iago on May 22, 2006, 11:02:17 PM
He did a lot more than just report a vulnerability.  What he did was totally wrong.  But that's another story. 

Tell us the story again, Mr. iago!

I can't.
out of curiosity, why cant you?...
Title: Re: Is reporting a vulnerability worth the risk?
Post by: iago on May 23, 2006, 01:24:09 PM
Quote from: CrAz3D on May 23, 2006, 12:41:22 PM
Quote from: iago on May 23, 2006, 08:08:54 AM
Quote from: Blaze on May 22, 2006, 11:45:15 PM
Quote from: iago on May 22, 2006, 11:02:17 PM
He did a lot more than just report a vulnerability.  What he did was totally wrong.  But that's another story. 

Tell us the story again, Mr. iago!

I can't.
out of curiosity, why cant you?...

Because he doesn't want anybody to, and it's polite to respect his wishes. 
Title: Re: Is reporting a vulnerability worth the risk?
Post by: CrAz3D on May 23, 2006, 01:59:13 PM
Quote from: iago on May 23, 2006, 01:24:09 PM
Quote from: CrAz3D on May 23, 2006, 12:41:22 PM
Quote from: iago on May 23, 2006, 08:08:54 AM
Quote from: Blaze on May 22, 2006, 11:45:15 PM
Quote from: iago on May 22, 2006, 11:02:17 PM
He did a lot more than just report a vulnerability.  What he did was totally wrong.  But that's another story. 

Tell us the story again, Mr. iago!

I can't.
out of curiosity, why cant you?...

Because he doesn't want anybody to, and it's polite to respect his wishes. 
oh,k.
I guess I'll just leave what details I do remember mulling in my head.