6) CVE-2017-0143 - This is a type confusion vulnerability in Microsoft Windows' SMB implementation, also known as EternalSynergy. This issue was originally exploited as a 0day (we can reliably infer this given the context of the disclosure).
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Observable user harm is disproportionately coming from the fallout of 0day exploits being leaked/detected, and from a handful of trivially exploitable bugs. It's not coming from security researchers disclosing messaging app bugs, browser exploits, or kernel priv-escs.
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These disclosures still have an important purpose: raising awareness about the capabilities of 0day exploits, teaching the next generation of researchers, driving change at vendors/OSS projects, motivating follow-up research/investment, etc.
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But it's very rare that a vulnerability disclosure meaningfully increases attacker capability, relative to their existing capability. And compared to silent fixes or non-disclosure, the net result of vulnerability disclosure is overwhelmingly better for defensive outcomes.
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So on the sweeping claims of irresponsible disclosure, emotion-driven policy making, assumptions of bad faith. Let's talk about models, data, and forecasting instead. I think we can make some very good predictions about which CVEs are likely to cause significant user harm.
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Finally, let's redirect some of that energy towards the attackers who develop and deploy (often recklessly deploy) 0day exploits, which leads to many years of unintended fallout and expensive cleanups after their exploits are leaked or discovered. The damage is enormous. [END]
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