Re: [Full-disclosure] URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape,Miranda, Skype

2007-10-09 Thread Geo.
to prevent useage of streams on NTFS, you don't blame the filesystem that the input gets passed to, it's the job of the ftp server to do the sanitizing of untrusted input. Geo.

Re: [Full-disclosure] URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape,Miranda, Skype

2007-10-09 Thread Geo.
. Put the mailto link in an untrusted html page and make it work with IE7. Geo.

Re: [Full-disclosure] URI handling woes in Acrobat Reader, Netscape,Miranda, Skype

2007-10-09 Thread Geo.
- Original Message - From: Thierry Zoller [EMAIL PROTECTED] Again Geo, NOBODY has said that this is a vulnerability OF IE7 ITSELF we said the handler that IE7 installs is broken. I'm not disagreeing with that statement. I'm saying this input should never get that far. Geo.

RE: PHP security (or the lack thereof)

2006-06-28 Thread Geo.
based applications and a count column of the number of exploits each has had to patch so folks can make an informed decision when looking for php based web apps. Geo.

RE: PHP security (or the lack thereof)

2006-06-26 Thread Geo.
. Is php secure by default when it's installed on a server? Geo.

Re: PHP security (or the lack thereof)

2006-06-24 Thread Geo.
that process credit cards). Geo.

Re: PHP security (or the lack thereof)

2006-06-21 Thread Geo.
written for them require patching, how often each are being used to exploit servers, etc. We need some sort of a rating system that allows the users to see the difference and to understand that more doesn't always mean better. Geo.

Re: [Full-disclosure] Microsoft DNS resolver: deliberately sabotagedhosts-file lookup

2006-04-23 Thread Geo.
before it bypasses values in the hosts file so the user is allowed to permit or deny it. Had they done that I would have defended their actions, it's when they mess with a users security without asking that I find it inappropriate behavior for a company like MS. Geo.

Re: [Full-disclosure] Microsoft DNS resolver: deliberately sabotagedhosts-file lookup

2006-04-19 Thread Geo.
hosts then fix the problem instead of ignoring hosts. Provide a locking mechanism for hosts, remove the trojan, there are a hundred ways to fix this that are far more proper ways to do things than this. Geo.

RE: recursive DNS servers DDoS as a growing DDoS problem

2006-04-10 Thread Geo.
. Geo.

Re: recursive DNS servers DDoS as a growing DDoS problem

2006-04-09 Thread Geo.
Geo, the default is bad. However, it is not a Microsoft issue, this is a spoofing issue. Many like to bash Microsoft, some hate them. Myself I am known as a Microsoft critic at times. Please don't misunderstand me, I'm not bashing MS or even being a critic (although I have been at times

RE: recursive DNS servers DDoS as a growing DDoS problem

2006-04-04 Thread Geo.
to be able to figure out how to disable it so enabled by default really should not be a change that is an issue for router manufacturers. Geo.

RE: recursive DNS servers DDoS as a growing DDoS problem

2006-04-03 Thread Geo.
techniques they used for smtp? Granted a port 53 inbound block would make more sense for the current example but just like bots started running their own SMTP engines I see the dns flood model changing to fit the new landscape. Geo.

Re: recursive DNS servers DDoS as a growing DDoS problem

2006-04-03 Thread Geo.
this requires is a moderate level of competence in the person who has designed the service. Really? Ok educate me, how do you do this with Windows 2000 running MS dns? (telling people to use another server is not acceptable) Geo.

RE: recursive DNS servers DDoS as a growing DDoS problem

2006-03-31 Thread Geo.
virtually every function on the internet? It's not a conspiracy theory, it's fact, if you create a control like that someone is going to want to control it. I suggest only that we consider this along with everything else. Geo.

Re: recursive DNS servers DDoS as a growing DDoS problem

2006-03-30 Thread Geo.
for entities to control large sections of the internet since folks from those sections won't be able to use anyone else's DNS servers or even run their own (much like port 25 blocking limits who can run a mail server today). He who controls dns controls the network. Geo.

Re: SendGate: Sendmail Multiple Vulnerabilities (Race Condition DoS, Memory Jumps, Integer Overflow)

2006-03-28 Thread Geo.
or the people working on it. In fact it shows you know more than the people who refuse to recognize the reality. Geo.

Re: recursive DNS servers DDoS as a growing DDoS problem

2006-03-27 Thread Geo.
flood at least to the provider level if not to the exact IP. Geo.

RE: [Full-disclosure] Re: recursive DNS servers DDoS as a growing DDoSproblem

2006-03-10 Thread Geo.
received 200K of traffic. That's the amplification, one small udp packet, one large text record in return. Note, I don't have to use your local servers, but this way it makes it more fun to troubleshoot because it looks like you are the cause of your own flooding.. Geo.