Re: [Full-disclosure] Facebook Attach EXE Vulnerability

[Pablo Ximenes <pablo@xxxxxxxx>]

Agreed. What I'm asking is whether Facebook did ask him to wait. Did it? If
it did it's a whole different ball game.

Pablo Ximenes
http://ximen.es/
http://twitter.com/pabloximenes

Em 28/10/2011, às 13:01, Peter Dawson <slash.pd@xxxxxxxxx> escreveu:

I dont  think that he waited for vendor to confirm fix in production and I
dont see a reason that he needs to wait . If FB did not ask him to refrain
from disclosure.. y shld  he ?

09/30/2011 Reported Vulnerability to the Vendor
10/26/2011 Vendor Acknowledged Vulnerability
10/27/2011 Publicly Disclosed


On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 11:18 AM, Pablo Ximenes <pablo@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  Not fixed yet. At least not yesterday when I checked.
>
> Nathan, didn't Facebook ask for some time to fix this bug after they have
> acknowledged it?
>
>
> Pablo Ximenes
>  <http://ximen.es/>http://ximen.es/
>  <http://twitter.com/pabloximenes>http://twitter.com/pabloximenes
>
> Em 27/10/2011, às 19:29, Joshua Thomas < <rappercrazzy@xxxxxxxxx>
> rappercrazzy@xxxxxxxxx> escreveu:
>
>    can't believe such was on FB  .... wahahaha !!! lol ....rofl ...
>
> When was this discovered and fixed ?
>
>
> On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 1:02 AM, Nathan Power < 
> <np@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx><np@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> np@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>> 1. Summary:
>>
>> When using the Facebook 'Messages' tab, there is a feature to attach a
>> file.
>> Using this feature normally, the site won't allow a user to attach an
>> executable file.
>> A bug was discovered to subvert this security mechanisms. Note, you do NOT
>> have
>> to be friends with the user to send them a message with an attachment.
>>
>>
>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Read the rest of this advisory here:
>> <http://www.securitypentest.com/2011/10/facebook-attach-exe-vulnerability.html><http://www.securitypentest.com/2011/10/facebook-attach-exe-vulnerability.html>
>> http://www.securitypentest.com/2011/10/facebook-attach-exe-vulnerability.html
>>
>>
>> Enjoy :)
>>
>>
>> Nathan Power
>>  <http://www.securitypentest.com/> <http://www.securitypentest.com/>
>> www.securitypentest.com
>>
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