full-disclosure - MSIE (mshtml.dll) OBJECT tag vulnerability

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Date: Wed Apr 26 21:23:06 2006
From: bruen at coldrain.net (bruen@...drain.net)
Subject: MSIE (mshtml.dll) OBJECT tag vulnerability

Hi Tim,

   Perhaps instead of viewing this as breaking into locked doors and look 
at it as consumer product information, such as problems with my 
automobile, it would not appear as such a big deal. I like product recalls 
and keeping vendors honest. Product safety has improved significantly over 
the past 20 years because of the openness of the flaws. I am sure that 
software has and will continue to benefit from full disclosure of their 
flaws.

                    cheers, bob

On Wed, 26 Apr 2006, Tim Bilbro wrote:

> You do a disservice to all IT shops by announcing these vulnerabilities
> before contacting the vendor. I am sure it would not generate as much
> web traffic to your site, but it is only fair and right to allow at
> least some amount of time for the vendor to respond. If you think you
> are helping, you are wrong. Would you go around town checking which
> stores are unlocked at night and then publish the list in the news
> before letting the shop owners know? That's pretty much what you are
> doing. It's just not helping. There is no proof that it is either.
>
> Tim Bilbro
> Information Security Specialist
> CISSP, MCSE
> trbilbro@...izon.net
> web: www.bloglines.com/blog/Bilbro
> RSS: www.bloglines.com/blog/Bilbro/rss
>
>
-- 
Bob Bruen
Cold Rain Technologies
http://coldrain.net
+1.802.579.6288