lists.openwall.net | lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC | |
Open Source and information security mailing list archives
| ||
|
Message-ID: <AANLkTimZdoqbw8qt4MkavZUyE3bjRh5LwhudqBiOVT8t@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2010 10:46:18 -0400 From: Jeffrey Walton <noloader@...il.com> To: Ryan Sears <rdsears@....edu> Cc: full-disclosure <full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk> Subject: Re: Filezilla's silent caching of user's credentials > Am I the only person who finds it ironic that the same measures > leveraged against closed source projects have to be employed against > some open source projects? Yet another example, complete with a public pissing contest: "XSS in Squirrelmail plugin 'Virtual Keyboard'", http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Oct/45 As was noted in a previous list mailing: > This is an alarming trend in open source software, and > diametrically opposed to the claims of "more eyes equates > to more secure"", "open source software is more secure", > and "open source software fixes bugs faster than other > software models". Jeff On Fri, Oct 8, 2010 at 3:28 AM, Jeffrey Walton <noloader@...il.com> wrote: > On Thu, Oct 7, 2010 at 11:10 PM, Ryan Sears <rdsears@....edu> wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> As some of you may or may not be aware, the popular (and >> IMHO one of the best) FTP/SCP program Filezilla caches your >> credentials for every host you connect to, without either warning >> or ability to change this without editing an XML file. There have >> been quite a few bug and features requests filed, and they all >> get closed or rejected within a week or so. I also posted >> something in the developer forum inquiring about this, and >> received this response: >> >> "I do not see any harm in storing credentials as long as the >> rest of your system is properly secure as it should be." >> Source:(http://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=17932) >> >> [SNIP] >> >> I just wanted to gauge the FD community on this issue, >> because with enough backing and explanation from the >> security community as to why this is a problem, this issue >> may finally be resolved (it's been doing this for years now). > > Am I the only person who finds it ironic that the same measures > leveraged against closed source projects have to be employed against > some open source projects? > > Jeff > _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
Powered by blists - more mailing lists