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Message-ID: <814167927.28074568.1352215380464.JavaMail.root@redhat.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2012 10:23:00 -0500 (EST)
From: Jan Lieskovsky <jlieskov@...hat.com>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Cc: Reed Loden <reed@...dloden.com>, Steven Christey <coley@...re.org>,
security@...library.com
Subject: Re: YUI 2.x security issue regarding embedded SWF
files -- or, How Not To Handle A Security Disclosure
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On 11/04/2012 05:13 PM, Kurt Seifried wrote:
>> On 11/04/2012 01:34 PM, Reed Loden wrote:
>>> I haven't seen this posted at all, but it seems there's some
>>> (major?) security issue regarding the SWF files embedded in YUI
>>> 2. The YUI team has published a blog post regarding this problem
>>> asking users to e-mail them for details.
>>
>>> http://www.yuiblog.com/blog/2012/10/30/security-announcement-swf-vulnerability-in-yui-2/
>>
>>> The comments are a great read. Ryan Grove (former Yahoo! and
>>> YUI core team guy) hits the point on the head regarding
>>> disclosure handling of the issue. Apparently, some
>>> people/companies have already been notified directly weeks ago,
>>> and this is how the YUI team is continuing the disclosure process
>>> by just asking projects to e-mail them instead of just releasing
>>> the fix to the public at this stage. :/
>>
>>> Might want to go ahead and get a CVE assigned to whatever this
>>> issue is, and hope more details come out of this soon so YUI 2
>>> users can actually get patched instead of having to request
>>> access to the fix...
>>
>>> ~reed (speaking only for himself)
>>
>> Have any CVE's been issued for this issue? I can't find any. More
>> to the point does this kind of issue (is it a service strictly?)
>> even get a CVE? Steve?
>
> Ok please use CVE-2012-5475 for this issue.
>
> Also can security@...library.com follow their disclosure policy listed
> at and disclose the problem:
Looks they already did:
[1] http://www.yuiblog.com/blog/2012/11/05/post-mortem-swf-vulnerability-in-yui-2/
[2] http://yuilibrary.com/support/20121030-vulnerability/
Thanks && Regards, Jan.
--
Jan iankko Lieskovsky / Red Hat Security Response Team
>
> http://yuilibrary.com/security/
>
> Disclosure of Security Issues
>
> If you've discovered a security flaw in one of our products, please
> contact us. Expect to receive an acknowledgement quickly with the best
> way to track your report's status. You'll have a direct contact at YUI
> while we investigate.
>
> Since issues have varying impact, we ask for your patience while we
> make sure everyone who uses our products is protected. We will
> disclose a problem once it's confirmed and a resolution is available.
> If a fix is required, our release will credit you for your discovery.
>
>
> - --
> Kurt Seifried Red Hat Security Response Team (SRT)
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