Message-ID: <53234C2C.1090303@groundworkstech.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2014 15:36:28 -0300
From: Alfredo Ortega <alfred@...undworkstech.com>
To: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Google vulnerabilities with PoC

Mario has years of experience (more than 10 in fact) in exploit writing
and vulnerability assessment. I would consider his position on the subject.

If you don't believe me, Argentina extended me certifications that
proves that I can tell who has vulnerability assesment skills and who
does not.

If you don't believe in Argentina, you should know the ONU accepts it as
a sovereign independent country.

That is the complete certificate chain proving you that Mario is not an
idiot as you inferred.

Best regards,

Alfred


On 03/14/2014 10:50 AM, Sergio 'shadown' Alvarez wrote:
> Dear Nicholas Lemonias,
> 
> I don't use to get in these scrapy discussions, but yeah you are in a completetly different level if you compare yourself with Mario.
> You are definitely a Web app/metasploit-user guy and pick up a discussion with a binary and memory corruption ninja exploit writter like Mario. You should know your place and shut up. Period.
> 
> Btw, if you dare discussing with a beast like lcamtuf, you are definitely out of your mind.
> 
> Cheers,
>   Sergio.
> -- Sergio
> 
> On Mar 14, 2014, "Nicholas Lemonias." <lem.nikolas@...glemail.com> wrote:
>> We are on a different level perhaps. We do certainly disagree on those
>> points.
>> I wouldn't hire you as a consultant, if you can't tell if that is a
>> valid
>> vulnerability..
>>
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> Nicholas Lemonias.
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 10:10 AM, Mario Vilas <mvilas@...il.com> wrote:
>>
>>> But do you have all the required EH certifications? Try this one from
>> the
>>> Institute for
>>> Certified Application Security Specialists: http://www.asscert.com/
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 7:41 AM, Nicholas Lemonias. <
>>> lem.nikolas@...glemail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Thanks Michal,
>>>>
>>>> We are just trying to improve Google's security and contribute to
>> the
>>>> research community after all. If you are still on EFNet give me a
>> shout
>>>> some time.
>>>>
>>>>  We have done so and consulted to hundreds of clients including
>>>> Microsoft, Nokia, Adobe and some of the world's biggest
>> corporations. We
>>>> are also strict supporters of the ACM code of conduct.
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Nicholas Lemonias.
>>>> AISec
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 6:29 AM, Nicholas Lemonias. <
>>>> lem.nikolas@...glemail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Hi Jerome,
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you for agreeing on access control, and separation of duties.
>>>>>
>>>>> However successful exploitation permits arbitrary write() of any
>> file of
>>>>> choice.
>>>>>
>>>>> I could release an exploit code in C Sharp or Python that permits
>>>>> multiple file uploads of any file/types, if the Google security
>> team feels
>>>>> that this would be necessary. This is unpaid work, so we are not so
>> keen on
>>>>> that job.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 6:04 AM, Jerome Athias
>> <athiasjerome@...il.com>wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I concur that we are mainly discussing a terminology problem.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> In the context of a Penetration Test or WAPT, this is a Finding.
>>>>>> Reporting this finding makes sense in this context.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> As a professional, you would have to explain if/how this finding
>> is a
>>>>>> Weakness*, a Violation (/Regulations, Compliance, Policies or
>>>>>> Requirements[1])
>>>>>> * I would say Weakness + Exposure = Vulnerability. Vulnerability +
>>>>>> Exploitability (PoC) = Confirmed Vulnerability that needs Business
>>>>>> Impact and Risk Analysis
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So I would probably have reported this Finding as a Weakness (and
>> not
>>>>>> Vulnerability. See: OWASP, WASC-TC, CWE), explaining that it is
>> not
>>>>>> Best Practice (your OWASP link and Cheat Sheets), and even if
>>>>>> mitigative/compensative security controls (Ref Orange Book),
>> security
>>>>>> controls like white listing (or at least black listing. see also
>>>>>> ESAPI) should be 1) part of the [1]security requirements of a
>> proper
>>>>>> SDLC (Build security in) as per Defense-in-Depth security
>> principles
>>>>>> and 2) used and implemented correctly.
>>>>>> NB: A simple Threat Model (i.e. list of CAPEC) would be a solid
>>>>>> support to your report
>>>>>> This would help to evaluate/measure the risk (e.g. CVSS).
>>>>>> Helping the decision/actions around this risk
>>>>>>
>>>>>> PS: interestingly, in this case, I'm not sure that the Separation
>> of
>>>>>> Duties security principle was applied correctly by Google in term
>> of
>>>>>> Risk Acceptance (which could be another Finding)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So in few words, be careful with the terminology. (don't always
>> say
>>>>>> vulnerability like the media say hacker, see RFC1392) Use a CWE ID
>>>>>> (e.g. CWE-434, CWE-183, CWE-184 vs. CWE-616)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> My 2 bitcents
>>>>>> Sorry if it is not edible :)
>>>>>> Happy Hacking!
>>>>>>
>>>>>> /JA
>>>>>> https://github.com/athiasjerome/XORCISM
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2014-03-14 7:19 GMT+03:00 Michal Zalewski <lcamtuf@...edump.cx>:
>>>>>>> Nicholas,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I remember my early years in the infosec community - and sadly,
>> so do
>>>>>>> some of the more seasoned readers of this list :-) Back then, I
>>>>>>> thought that the only thing that mattered is the ability to find
>> bugs.
>>>>>>> But after some 18 years in the industry, I now know that there's
>> an
>>>>>>> even more important and elusive skill.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That skill boils down to having a robust mental model of what
>>>>>>> constitutes a security flaw - and being able to explain your
>> thinking
>>>>>>> to others in a precise and internally consistent manner that
>> convinces
>>>>>>> others to act. We need this because the security of a system
>> can't be
>>>>>>> usefully described using abstract terms: even the academic
>> definitions
>>>>>>> ultimately boil down to saying "the system is secure if it
>> doesn't do
>>>>>>> the things we *really* don't want it to do".
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> In this spirit, the term "vulnerability" is generally reserved
>> for
>>>>>>> behaviors that meet all of the following criteria:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 1) The behavior must have negative consequences for at least one
>> of
>>>>>>> the legitimate stakeholders (users, service owners, etc),
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2) The consequences must be widely seen as unexpected and
>>>>>> unacceptable,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 3) There must be a realistic chance of such a negative outcome,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 4) The behavior must introduce substantial new risks that go
>> beyond
>>>>>>> the previously accepted trade-offs.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If we don't have that, we usually don't have a case, no matter
>> how
>>>>>>> clever the bug is.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Cheers (and happy hunting!),
>>>>>>> /mz
>>>>>>>
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