oss-security - Re: CVE id request: libc fortify source information disclosure

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Date: Tue, 31 Aug 2010 15:40:17 -0400 (EDT)
From: Josh Bressers <bressers@...hat.com>
To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Cc: coley <coley@...re.org>
Subject: Re: CVE id request: libc fortify source information
 disclosure

----- "Nico Golde" <oss-security+ml@...lde.de> wrote:

> Hi,
> http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2010/Apr/399
> did this ever get a CVE id? As this also works for setuid programs it
> would be 
> nice to get one assigned and have this patched.
> 

Steve,

What is MITRE policy on this one. By itself I question if this is a
security flaw, but it also would appear to have the potential to turn a DoS
into something worse.

I'm not sure what policy is in this instance.

Thanks.

-- 
    JB

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