A lot of them do, it's the malicious ones that feel exploitation is a quicker way of going about getting software bugs fixed (which is true).Rodney said:I wish hackers gave security more advanced notifications directly to the script developer instead of trying to exploit holes. A similar thing happened (or happens) with the phpbb script.
This is not always the case.ph0yce said:A lot of them do, it's the malicious ones that feel exploitation is a quicker way of going about getting software bugs fixed (which is true).
I'm not talking about dealing with a big microsoft corporation, I'm talking about sending a message to a small business that sells scripts.Which situation is going to bring about change more rapidly?
My mistake, that's what I thought you meant when I read your post.Rodney said:I'm not talking about dealing with a big microsoft corporation, I'm talking about sending a message to a small business that sells scripts.
Yes, that's what I said, that is the route the ethical hackers take. It's the unethical, malicious hackers that tend to make these issues public before contacting the developers.Rodney said:I think the more ethical hackers tend to notify the company selling the script beforehand and give them a chance to make a patch. If the company doesn't react to the security issue, THEN they make it public.
3.5 more according to my calculationsph0yce said:How many more posts are you and I going to be involved in today that mention the word "ethics," Rodney?![]()
do all of the rating sites use the same script?Rodney said:Yes, unfortunately some hackers go a hold of the script that powers many of the sites and found a way to exploit the script.
I don't know if they all do, but a lot of them do use the same script.BurnTees said:do all of the rating sites use the same script?
I can't really post the link without breaking the self promotion ruleBurnTees said:so where does everyone get this script?
Exactly! You wouldn't want the guy that runs this thing to ban you!Rodney said:I can't really post the link without breaking the self promotion rule![]()