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Message-ID: <50982648.80907@redhat.com> Date: Mon, 05 Nov 2012 13:49:12 -0700 From: Kurt Seifried <kseifried@...hat.com> To: oss-security@...ts.openwall.com CC: Reed Loden <reed@...dloden.com>, Steven Christey <coley@...re.org>, security@...library.com Subject: Re: YUI 2.x security issue regarding embedded SWF files -- or, How Not To Handle A Security Disclosure -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 11/04/2012 05:13 PM, Kurt Seifried wrote: > On 11/04/2012 01:34 PM, Reed Loden wrote: >> I haven't seen this posted at all, but it seems there's some >> (major?) security issue regarding the SWF files embedded in YUI >> 2. The YUI team has published a blog post regarding this problem >> asking users to e-mail them for details. > >> http://www.yuiblog.com/blog/2012/10/30/security-announcement-swf-vulnerability-in-yui-2/ > >> The comments are a great read. Ryan Grove (former Yahoo! and >> YUI core team guy) hits the point on the head regarding >> disclosure handling of the issue. Apparently, some >> people/companies have already been notified directly weeks ago, >> and this is how the YUI team is continuing the disclosure process >> by just asking projects to e-mail them instead of just releasing >> the fix to the public at this stage. :/ > >> Might want to go ahead and get a CVE assigned to whatever this >> issue is, and hope more details come out of this soon so YUI 2 >> users can actually get patched instead of having to request >> access to the fix... > >> ~reed (speaking only for himself) > > Have any CVE's been issued for this issue? I can't find any. More > to the point does this kind of issue (is it a service strictly?) > even get a CVE? Steve? Ok please use CVE-2012-5475 for this issue. Also can security@...library.com follow their disclosure policy listed at and disclose the problem: http://yuilibrary.com/security/ Disclosure of Security Issues If you've discovered a security flaw in one of our products, please contact us. Expect to receive an acknowledgement quickly with the best way to track your report's status. You'll have a direct contact at YUI while we investigate. Since issues have varying impact, we ask for your patience while we make sure everyone who uses our products is protected. We will disclose a problem once it's confirmed and a resolution is available. If a fix is required, our release will credit you for your discovery. - -- Kurt Seifried Red Hat Security Response Team (SRT) PGP: 0x5E267993 A90B F995 7350 148F 66BF 7554 160D 4553 5E26 7993 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJQmCZIAAoJEBYNRVNeJnmTuYwP/0bmNMJXTRS52lGf7uPm+ErP WeBNYBo6w4OfuUrJPrv9OYteEB73Cdm6mUj9y9MS/1rMOnYjdl7MexptgLGg3xXF Vxp5WShi3QGtzUxVwXP8dd2a587ay2z/tMDZv5SGMKi0CNMQ3VxyatPmt+0vLJfK loIBlrqmLU3ETWUjTejPgDLJ7RIjq2vRFN5zPMfHIRDQDuxe10554hmH0bRvMpIP mLqnGXdl+I1mNzcOVCACyTLiU9Lc2ZObzNF2mMRbuDsSXi3DurLq2J/iXpgwZNU6 xFhZPqNd2LuyMTFtZbRoYC+mk6DlZTmajU83u+1dY8lHeoKyoSqFq1nObO9N9Zjh NUiX3nUvedUYIP/cA+7wkWgihS5f+7UTYPMmXqJPRoO6kWrJD/+o050AgLxJXsWX g5wb+Lp/oVolfYBVPwbxbJOtG163T/abRCyYca7J3EbL3Iq1Su0E5PB0qOMsPrkh PkJuH5h1tOx6rMscq7clq5xa4aDRrHl46F/MICWD336V7CaGz82EsXXYLmc9uzcf 9keOUc7kAGlA6jP4CU+M3K1dKQzPOrXsYXdeTKSqJnkdm/1s/KdDH/uLLVzqyjPC vdz1EWDr7+xyxF3Iv7foZyFj4fKcp2pTVOYhAnw0bwyHA+f2aj4SPaNS33d8JhIi 18alDP7bu/OWSfWX+54Q =KDpL -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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