full-disclosure - Re: Could n3td3v win a Pwnie award?

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Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:11:53 +0100
From: n3td3v <xploitable@...il.com>
To: n3td3v <n3td3v@...glegroups.com>, full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Could n3td3v win a Pwnie award?

On Sat, Apr 26, 2008 at 2:13 PM, G. D. Fuego <gdfuego@...il.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Apr 25, 2008 at 10:48 PM, n3td3v <xploitable@...il.com> wrote:
> > David, your research was responsible for the SQL Slammer Worm... but
> > that makes you elite doesn't it, not a black hat.
> >
> > No wonder the UK security service is interested in you, but I wouldn't
> > call it an achievement, that calls you irresponsible in my view.
> >
>
> David is responsible for the Slammer worm because he discovered the
> vulnerability that it used?

You don't believe in Responsible Disclosure? Every responsible
security researcher and expert should be supporting responsible
disclosure. David's disclosure is a prime example why responsible
disclosure is needed.

What he did *was* irresponsible, but perhaps we can learn from it.

n3td3v

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