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Netscape Ignores Bug Warning
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Posted by: TotalRecall
Netscape has ignored a warning from GreyMagic Software that points out a minor file accessing bug. Why? It appears Netscape doesn't want to lose the $1000:
No doubt it will be patched soon and without great difficulty. The potential for malicious exploitation is modest, and the installed user base, being a fraction of IE's, makes this item marginally newsworthy. Only Netscape has taken steps to make it particularly interesting by ostentatiously ignoring GreyMagic's attempts to elicit a response, and to claim the $1000 prize they believe they're entitled to according to the terms of the Netscape Bug Bounty program...
"By completely disregarding our post Netscape has earned themselves $1000 and lost any credibility they might have had. The money is irrelevant, but using such a con to attract researchers into disclosing bugs to Netscape is extremely unprofessional," GreyMagic says.
What good is a system for reporting coding errors if it's obsolete? More details are here.
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