May 8, 2008 - 6:45 A.M.
Find this hidden (but published) code
I suppose Aviv Raff was right when he decided to go public with his finding of a Microsoft software flaw. According to Robert McMillan's article 0day treasure hunt, Raff discovered a 0day vulnerability for which he embedded a proof-of-concept code in his blog.
If you're running IE 7 and IE 8, an attacker could feasibly run unauthorized software on your computer. Raff notified Microsoft and when they didn't immediately patch the software, he decided to go public. Granted, Raff didn't give them much time to respond, but I guess this'll prompt them to perhaps drum up a patch more quickly.
Maybe his methods aren't conventional, but you gotta admit, he's thinking outside the box.
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