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Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2017 08:42:08 -0600
From: Kurt Seifried <kseifried@...hat.com>
To: oss-security <oss-security@...ts.openwall.com>
Subject: Re: The Internet Bug Bounty: Data Processing (hackerone.com)
On Thu, Sep 28, 2017 at 5:03 PM, Guido Vranken <guidovranken@...il.com>
wrote:
> I found a buffer overflow in one of the projects within 30 minutes,
> and there are probably many more issues to be found (as in virtually
> any large, unaudited project). What makes this project special
> compared to other bug bounties for C libraries (such as the regular
> Internet Big Bounty programs) is that they require a full, reliable
> exploit.
>
> If they would be willing to be lenient in their qualification of what
> constitutes a working exploit, such as exploitation of a binary
> without advanced anti-exploit protections such ASLR, I might bother,
> otherwise I won't. Enhancing open source projects is a honourable
>
The simple reason being is it gets rid of all the chaff and time wasters.
Anyone can run a fuzzer and find a crash case. That's not what we need, we
need a root cause analysis that identifies where in the code it failed, or
a reliable exploit that causes code exec so we can do the research and
actually figure out if this is exploitable or not. Their money, their rules.
>
> All in all I think they should reconsider their current program
> stipulations, if only to increase their own return-on-investment
> (making the internet safer with a limited funding).
>
> Guido
>
I think you're forgetting about the cost of analyzing a lot of false
positives. This is why I push back and ask for more information on a lot of
CVE requests now.
--
Kurt Seifried -- Red Hat -- Product Security -- Cloud
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Red Hat Product Security contact: secalert@...hat.com
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