Full vs. Responsible Disclosure of Vulnerabilities

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Full_disclosure


  • What are software/hardware vulnerabilities?
  • Why should we disclose the vulnerabilities?
  • What peoples discover the vulnerabilities?
  • What peoples take the advantage of vulnerabilities?
  • Once people discover vulnerabilities, how much should they disclose (full/partial)? Who should they disclose to (public/government/academic-research/manufacturer-only)? When should they disclose?
  • What constitute a responsible disclosure?
  • Does “Open Source” necessarily mean full disclosure?
  • Comparing the disclosure of vulnerabilities to other non-cyber subjects, i.e. health, environment
  • Should we have a public committee to manage/control the info flow of vulnerabilities?
  • Would a limited disclosure work? Once a patch is release, hackers can apply reverse-engineering to understand the vulnerabilities.