Re: FW: iDefense Labs Quarterly $10K Hacking Challenge

[Dude VanWinkle <dudevanwinkle () gmail com>]

On 2/15/06, Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu <Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu> wrote:
> On Wed, 15 Feb 2006 10:59:28 PST, Blue Boar said:
> > Now see... that's enough money to actually get me interested.  (Not that
> > I really have the skills to find a critical MS vuln at will, but in
> > principle, I mean.)  If I'm going to report to MS anyway, why not let
> > iDefense pay me $10K along the way?
>
> You may not have the skills to do it "at will" (nor do I), but it's certainly
> enough to at least tempt me to set up a sacrificial box and bash on it for
> a long weekend with a fuzzer.


Of course even after you find the vuln then report it, you may have to
wait a few years to collect your winnings per...

"The $10,000 prizes will be paid out following the publication of the Microsoft
Security Bulletin and will be paid in addition to any amount paid for the
vulnerability when it is initially accepted."

-JP

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