full-disclosure - Re: openssh remote exploit

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Message-ID: <20030917153828.9FE866937@mdev.river.com>
From: rdump at river.com (Richard Johnson)
Subject: Re: openssh remote exploit

In article <3F6791B2.4080003@...evco.com>,
 Blue Boar <BlueBoar@...evco.com> wrote:

> Darren Reed wrote:
> > No.  Does a vulnerability need an exploit before it becomes a hole ?
> 
> A programming error needs to be exploitable before it can be conclusively 
> called a vulnerability or a hole.  One doesn't need to create an exploit 
> for it to be exploitable, but it rather nicely answers the question, 
> doesn't it?  It also often helps clarify what class of vulnerability it is.
> 
> None of which is news to you, you've been around a long time.  Are you 
> baiting trolls or what?


No, it's grinding of axes.  I think the blade on the one he's using is 
about gone, though.  Well, one can hope...


Richard

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