full-disclosure - Foundstone Labs to Present Information on New Microsoft Vulnerabilities

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Message-ID: <20031016201715.GJ9734@surreal.seattlefenix.net>
From: benjamin at seattlefenix.net (Benjamin Krueger)
Subject: Foundstone Labs to Present Information on New Microsoft Vulnerabilities

* Chris Sharp (illectro2001@...oo.com) [031016 11:36]:
> What the fuck is this doing on Full Disclosure?
> 
> Foundstone didn't even have anything to do with the
> discovery of these vulnerabilities, and yet your
> posting this 'Briefing' to FD in the hope that someone
> might associate you with this and give you some PR
> props.
> 
> Go and stand in the corner and don't come back until
> you have some original exploits for the list.
> 
> fuck'n corporate leeches
> 
> Chris

So it is ok for an individual researcher to analyse a
vulnerability and the consequences it brings, and give
a a report or briefing on it, but it is not ok for a
corporation to do the same? Since when were the people
who discover a vulnerability given exclusive rights to 
further research that vulnerability?

-- 
Benjamin Krueger

"Nothing disables a giant space monkey quicker than an atomic wedgie"