Re: How much time is appropriate for fixing a bug?

[Georgi Guninski <guninski () guninski com>]

On Wed, Jul 04, 2012 at 10:49:18PM +0200, Jann Horn wrote:
> After having reported a security-relevant bug about a smartphone, how long would
> you wait for the vendor to fix it? What are typical times?
>
> I remember telling someone about a security-relevant bug in his library some time
> ago - he fixed it and published the fixed version within ten minutes. On the
> other hand, I often see mails on bugtraq or so in which the given dates show that
> the vendor took maybe a year or so to fix the issue...




when i was young i asked a similar question.

if you ask me now, the short answer is "fuck them, if you are
killing a bug the time is completely up to you." 
responsible disclosure is just a buzzword (the RFC on
it failed).

you have bugs, they don't have.

-- 
good luck

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