Local Root Exploit

[full-disclosure () lists netsys com (Nicolas Couture)]

On Wednesday 14 August 2002 08:56 am, Alan Rouse wrote:
> The personal ambitions and emotional needs of gobbles are irrelevant to
> most of us on this list (at least those with a serious business purpose
> for being here).  What is not irrelevant is that he makes us aware of
> some serious vulnerabilities on our production systems.  I'm willing to
> tolerate his style to get this information.  To do otherwise seems
> foolish to me.

Gobbles is a talking turkey who makes fun of blackhats.
In a couple of words he's using his turkey style to show his audience
that blackhats are acting like kids and that whitehat simply fallow their 
road. See http://www.immunitysec.com/GOBBLES/

"You ever saw a whitehat complaining about blackhats if it's not because these    
where bitching at him?"

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ulf H{rnhammar [mailto:ulfh () Update UU SE]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 4:37 PM
> To: full-disclosure () lists netsys com
> Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Local Root Exploit
>
> On Mon, Aug 12, 2002 at 09:22:11AM -0400, Alan Rouse wrote:
> > I doubt gobbles will change his style because of anything posted by
> > critics, here or elsewhere.
>
> Gobbles has stated in several advisories that he is after the fame and
> the attention. I think it's rather obvious that his unusual style of
> writing is a calculated way of getting more attention, and you people
> are falling for it.

I'm personally falling for it because I think he's getting it right.
He's playing in a nice descent and funny manner because in my opinion
the security for this guy is a hobby, he likes what he does, doesn't do it for
fame but to pass a really nice message.

Just by looking at his site you'll see that all he does is coding new 
exploits. His website doesn't include anything more sofisticated than links, 
images include and texts. Gobbles is someone who doesn't have anything to 
proove. He's probably someone happy with what he already have and who knows
maybe this is fame! :)

Nicolas Couture