Re: Scanners and unpublished vulnerabilities - Full Disclosure

From: batz (batsy@vapour.net)
Date: 05/29/02


Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 14:35:09 -0400 (EDT)
From: batz <batsy@vapour.net>
To: David Litchfield <david@ngssoftware.com>

On Wed, 29 May 2002, David Litchfield wrote:

:This comment (and some which follow) indicate you've missed on of the key
:points. When the vendor does release a patch NGSSoftware will follow up with
:full details as normal. The VNA is not intended to replace our normally full
:advisory - it simply exists as an interim solution to 'help' ensure vendors
:release patches in a timely fsahion.

Aah, this wasn't clear to me and (evidently) many others. I'm sure it's
in there somewhere, but maybe you could emphasize it a bit more?

:By putting these checks in Typhon, which we've always done, we buy a week or
:two advantage over something like Nessus.

Indeed. I don't see how this process is even inconsistent with the full
disclosure approach. I have admittedly been more of an advocate than a
practitioner of full disclosure, but maybe someone could point out more
clearly how this will deprive the underground of its toys? ;)

Cheers,

--
batz

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