full-disclosure - Re: Could n3td3v win a Pwnie award?

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Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 15:27:29 -0400
From: G D Fuego <gdfuego@...il.com>
To: n3td3v <xploitable@...il.com>
Cc: n3td3v <n3td3v@...glegroups.com>,
	"full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk" <full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk>
Subject: Re: Could n3td3v win a Pwnie award?



On Apr 27, 2008, at 3:11 PM, n3td3v <xploitable@...il.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 2:13 PM, G. D. Fuego <gdfuego@...il.com>  
> wrote:
>> On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 10:48 PM, n3td3v <xploitable@...il.com>  
>> wrote:
>>> David, your research was responsible for the SQL Slammer Worm... but
>>> that makes you elite doesn't it, not a black hat.
>>>
>>> No wonder the UK security service is interested in you, but I  
>>> wouldn't
>>> call it an achievement, that calls you irresponsible in my view.
>>>
>>
>> David is responsible for the Slammer worm because he discovered the
>> vulnerability that it used?
>
> You don't believe in Responsible Disclosure? Every responsible
> security researcher and expert should be supporting responsible
> disclosure. David's disclosure is a prime example why responsible
> disclosure is needed.
>
> What he did *was* irresponsible, but perhaps we can learn from it.
>
> n3td3v
>

Read ms02-039

The patch was available 6 months before slammer, thanks to David.

Its not his fault that people didn't apply the patch



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