full-disclosure - Re: Facebook Attach EXE Vulnerability

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Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 11:53:40 -0400
From: Peter Dawson <slash.pd@...il.com>
To: Full Disclosure <full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk>
Subject: Re: Facebook Attach EXE Vulnerability

I dont  think that he waited for vendor to confirm fix in production and I
dont see a reason that he needs to wait . If FB did not ask him to refrain
from disclosure.. y shld  he ?

09/30/2011 Reported Vulnerability to the Vendor
10/26/2011 Vendor Acknowledged Vulnerability
10/27/2011 Publicly Disclosed


On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 11:18 AM, Pablo Ximenes <pablo@...en.es> wrote:

>  Not fixed yet. At least not yesterday when I checked.
>
> Nathan, didn't Facebook ask for some time to fix this bug after they have
> acknowledged it?
>
>
> Pablo Ximenes
> http://ximen.es/
> http://twitter.com/pabloximenes
>
> Em 27/10/2011, às 19:29, Joshua Thomas <rappercrazzy@...il.com> escreveu:
>
>    can't believe such was on FB  .... wahahaha !!! lol ....rofl ...
>
> When was this discovered and fixed ?
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 1:02 AM, Nathan Power < <np@...uritypentest.com>
> np@...uritypentest.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> 1. Summary:
>>
>> When using the Facebook 'Messages' tab, there is a feature to attach a
>> file.
>> Using this feature normally, the site won't allow a user to attach an
>> executable file.
>> A bug was discovered to subvert this security mechanisms. Note, you do NOT
>> have
>> to be friends with the user to send them a message with an attachment.
>>
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Read the rest of this advisory here:
>> <http://www.securitypentest.com/2011/10/facebook-attach-exe-vulnerability.html>
>> http://www.securitypentest.com/2011/10/facebook-attach-exe-vulnerability.html
>>
>>
>> Enjoy :)
>>
>>
>> Nathan Power
>>  <http://www.securitypentest.com/>www.securitypentest.com
>>
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