Re: Pepsi Bottlecap Liner Labeling Information Leak Vulnerability

["Don C. Weber" <dcweber () raytheon com>]

Could this have been a bottling machine software code hack??

FLUID_OZ_FILL=20;
changed to
FLUID_OZ_FILL=19.5;

We may even be getting ripped off by a few fluid ounces.  Maybe is this 
is actually a salami attack!!  Where are those extra fluid ounces really 
going?
Somebody needs to start interviewing those employees at the bottling 
company.


Andrew Aris wrote:

> And on that theme - I suppose we should be grateful that it's an information
> leak rather than the other possibility, which would no doubt result in a
> steady loss and or corruption of content (which would also be a sticky
> matter no doubt).
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com
> [mailto:full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com] On Behalf Of Martin Helas
> Sent: 20 February 2004 14:22
> To: full-disclosure () lists netsys com
> Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Pepsi Bottlecap Liner Labeling Information
> Leak Vulnerability
>
> Brian wrote:
>  
>
> > Pepsi Bottlecap Liner Labeling Information Leak Vulnerability
> >
> > Advisory Location:
> > http://dragos.com/pepsi.txt
> >
> > Release date:
> > February 18, 2004
> >
> > Severity:
> > Pink (Free Music Downloads)
> >    
> Better than having some kind of "Buffer Overflow" ;-)
> That whould be a serious sticky matter.
>
> Nice Weekend.
>
>
>  


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