I don't personally know a ton of stuff about this, but: Maybe it's not a simple thing to fix or is heavily embedded and hard to fix and [to valve] not worth the trouble?
On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 9:54 PM, Zach Kanzler <they4k...@gmail.com> wrote: > As many have said, these exploits have been known for years, and still > haven't been fixed, so Valve definitely needs more than just a little > nudge. > > On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 00:42, Spencer 'voogru' MacDonald < > voo...@voogru.com > > wrote: > > > Not really. > > > > I've personally seen valve fix stuff like this once they were made aware > of > > it. I'm wondering if this guy even alerted valve to it before releasing > it. > > > > I don't mind him publicly disclosing stuff, but giving out pre-packaged > > binaries with the exploit that any 13 year old could figure out how to > use > > is a little silly in my opinion. > > > > It's enough to describe the exploit and the specifics related to it. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: hlcoders-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com > > [mailto:hlcoders-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Joel R. > > Sent: Friday, August 21, 2009 12:21 AM > > To: Discussion of Half-Life Programming > > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Fragments memory corruption in the Source Engine > > (exploit; arbitary memory access) > > > > Public disclosure is the only way to get something fixed. > > > > On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 11:09 PM, Adam "amckern" McKern > > <amck...@yahoo.com>wrote: > > > > > Dont you just love public disclosure by black hats? > > > > > > -------- > > > Owner Nigredo Studios http://www.nigredostudios.com > > > > > > --- On Fri, 21/8/09, 1nsane <1nsane...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > From: 1nsane <1nsane...@gmail.com> > > > Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Fragments memory corruption in the Source > Engine > > > (exploit; arbitary memory access) > > > To: "Discussion of Half-Life Programming" < > > hlcoders@list.valvesoftware.com > > > > > > > Received: Friday, 21 August, 2009, 12:55 PM > > > > > > And there's still some left. > > > > > > But hey, now this is super public! > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 10:49 PM, AzuiSleet <azuisl...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > These exploits are already public, and have been floating around for > > > years > > > > before anyway. > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 8:43 PM, Matt Hoffman > > > > <lord.matt.hoff...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > > > > > > > Is it really a good idea to post the link? Not everyone on this > list > > > has > > > > > the > > > > > best intentions, nor do I think anyone can do anything about it? > > > (Correct > > > > > me > > > > > if I'm wrong) > > > > > > > > > > Wouldn't it work better directly mailed to Valve? > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 7:37 PM, Saul Rennison < > > > saul.renni...@gmail.com > > > > > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Luigi has found yet another exploit in Valve's up-to-date, > > > > > > unexploitable engine :D > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > - Saul. > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > > archives, > > > > > > please visit: > > > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > > archives, > > > > > please visit: > > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list > archives, > > > > please visit: > > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > > please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ > > ______ > > > Find local businesses and services in your area with Yahoo!7 Local. > > > Get started: http://local.yahoo.com.au > > > _______________________________________________ > > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > > please visit: > > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > > please visit: > > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
