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Re: [VulnWatch] Details of Sybase ASE bugs withheld
From: "David Litchfield" <davidl () ngssoftware com>
Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2005 21:50:22 -0000
Hey Halvar,
am I understanding this correctly ? Sybase is threatening "something" so that the technical details of the vulnerability are kept secret indefinitely ?
Yes - you understand correctly. Needless to say I hope all of this can be resolved amicably; and the details will be published.
This is a rather curious development. Are the pre/post patch versions freely downloadable ?
To be honest, I don't know, but if the patch is freely downloadable, let's face it, the "details" are there to anyone with a disassembler, anyway. This kind of legal threat achieves nothing other than to make legit researchers fearful about being sued if they find and publish security issues - even if they do so in a responsible manner. In such a climate security research will be driven underground - which is where the "good guys" really don't want it to be.
Cheers, David Litchfield Research Scientist NGSSoftware Ltd http://www.ngssoftware.com/
Current thread:
- Details of Sybase ASE bugs withheld NGSSoftware Insight Security Research (Mar 21)
- Re: [VulnWatch] Details of Sybase ASE bugs withheld Halvar Flake (Mar 21)
- Re: [VulnWatch] Details of Sybase ASE bugs withheld David Litchfield (Mar 21)
- Re: [VulnWatch] Details of Sybase ASE bugs withheld sean (Mar 21)
- Re: [VulnWatch] Details of Sybase ASE bugs withheld David Litchfield (Mar 21)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: Details of Sybase ASE bugs withheld Evans, Arian (Mar 23)
- Re: [VulnWatch] Details of Sybase ASE bugs withheld Halvar Flake (Mar 21)