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H_TeXMeX_H 01-26-2011 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by thorn168 (Post 4237554)
I realized that I know how someone with bad intentions could exploit this vulnerability to do bad things, but, I decline to provide this information because I do not wish to inspire those with bad intentions to "publish" a proof of concept.

Some things should just not be public knowledge.

This thinking is flawed. Haxxors are typically very smart, they though of what you thought of long before you did. Much like you, they keep it to themselves, so only they can exploit it, and no-one can fix it.


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