Exploit Disclosure Debate

Discussions focus on the risks, benefits, and history of software exploits, including speculation on prior in-the-wild usage, the impact of public disclosure, and concerns about undiscovered vulnerabilities.

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actionfromafar Oct 28, 2023 View on HN

Exploits, I guess is the concern.

qwertzlcoatl Mar 13, 2013 View on HN

What are the odds that this has been exploited before?

rakoo Jun 16, 2020 View on HN

It's a little bit short-sighted, divulging the exploit makes sure it is known and reduces the chances it happens again in the future

ceejayoz Jun 6, 2012 View on HN

Any usage of an exploit risks its discovery.

cstavish Aug 15, 2013 View on HN

It's possible that the exploit was used previously and the incident went unreported.

boop0x6 Feb 5, 2013 View on HN

I wonder how many times this vulnerability has been exploited before they've implemented this hack.

eithed Jul 21, 2022 View on HN

What will happen when people exploit the bugs that were not found?

sukilot Aug 17, 2020 View on HN

The OP reports exploits in the wild.

Klathmon May 17, 2018 View on HN

Haven't those been found time and time again to be trivially exploitable?

yonatan8070 Nov 15, 2024 View on HN

It would be funny if someone scanned the internet for these and exploited them to install a patch against this vulnerability