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Re: Level of Exploitation
From: "Anthony Cicalla" <anthony.cicalla () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 12:32:47 -0800
exploitable sql injection is severe or level 5 regarding pci compliance. On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 11:19 AM, Shenk, Jerry A <jshenk () decommunications com> wrote:
<soapbox mode> I hate to "pile on" but this plea to avoid the "high" rating can't be overstated. I have seen a lot of reports that rated things as high that didn't give up ANY information. One gave a login prompt on a firewall a high risk. Digging into it, the username was some crazy 15 characters or something and a decent password. There's nothing "rating room" left if they actually compromise a host. It's the whole "boy who cried wolf" story </soapbox mode> -----Original Message----- From: listbounce () securityfocus com [mailto:listbounce () securityfocus com] On Behalf Of Matthew Zimmerman Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 9:12 AM To: Adriel T. Desautels Cc: pentestr; pen-test () securityfocus com Subject: Re: Level of Exploitation On Wed, Dec 3, 2008 at 2:59 PM, Adriel T. Desautels <ad_lists () netragard com> wrote:What level of access were you able to gain with SQL Injection?Yah, and where? ;) Seriously though, since your client is the Federal Government, if we're talking about non-classified non-national-security systems, then they're going to be following NIST requirements. Look at NIST 800-30 [1] for guidance on how to apply risk ratings to vulnerabilities. I assume the "level of exploitation" is the amount of risk to the agency. And please don't rate items as "high" because it makes you look good to the executives. Rate them for what they're worth. Risks are in relation to the agency, not to the system. (Meaning a system with a FIPS 199 risk level of Moderate cannot possibly have a vulnerability that is a High risk to the agency.) [1] - http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistpubs/800-30/sp800-30.pdf Matt Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This list is sponsored by: Cenzic Security Trends Report from Cenzic Stay Ahead of the Hacker Curve! Get the latest Q2 2008 Trends Report now www.cenzic.com/landing/trends-report ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **DISCLAIMER This e-mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed and may contain information that is privileged, proprietary and confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, you may not use, copy or disclose to anyone the message or any information contained in the message. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender and delete this e-mail message. The contents do not represent the opinion of D&E except to the extent that it relates to their official business. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This list is sponsored by: Cenzic Security Trends Report from Cenzic Stay Ahead of the Hacker Curve! Get the latest Q2 2008 Trends Report now www.cenzic.com/landing/trends-report ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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- Re: Level of Exploitation Adriel T. Desautels (Dec 03)
- Re: Level of Exploitation Matthew Zimmerman (Dec 05)
- Re: Level of Exploitation Adriel T. Desautels (Dec 05)
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