bugtraq - Re: Invision Board spoof and defacement

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Message-ID: <20030805193119.24794.qmail@www.securityfocus.com>
Date: 5 Aug 2003 19:31:19 -0000
From: <matt@...orums.com>
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Re: Invision Board spoof and defacement

In-Reply-To: <20030804002946.4431.qmail@....securityfocus.com>

You've got to be kidding me?

>The vendor hasn't been notified because of their
>handling of previous vulnerabilties I found in Invision
>Board

I am extremely responsible with regards to security and in most 
cases I've had a fix ready and available within 30 minutes of 
receiving note of a vulnerability.

I take a dim view of posting exact details of vulnerabilities before 
people have a chance to patch their board and I take a dim view of 
needlessly alarming people with almost trivial matters, such as 
this.

If you find a vulnerability in a program and you post details of 
how to exploit it without notifying the vendor then that is very 
irresponsible indeed.