Re: <b>Where are you guys standing re: the (full) disclosure question?</b>

[Georgi Guninski <guninski () guninski com>]

On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 10:02:55PM -0400, Pedro Luis Karrasquillo wrote:
> Humans, Dwarves, Elves, Fairies and all free folk on this list:
>
> Meli Kalikimaka.
>
> I think I found a relatively small bug with Windows Server running DNS with recursion turned off, that still allows 
> the server to be used for DDOS amplification attacks. There are a sizable number of these on the net, and I do not 
> think operators realize that the server is not totally silent with recursion turned off. 
> I want to put my findings here on the list, as well as on my blog but I am unsure if :
>
> 1. should I tell MS first?

if you ask me definitely no.
or at most give them a few seconds.

> 2. being this is possibly my first bug as a researcher, will this get me into trouble (legal or otherwise)?

if they sue you, I suppose this will make you a star for some time.

IANAL, so take care.

> 3. will this make me a rock star?
>
> I have details on the bug, as well as remediation steps. I would not say I "discovered" it per se, as I found it 
> while studying an attack on a network I protect, but I do not see it documented anywhere either.
>
> What say you, Wise List Readers?
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