Ask HN: Found a Vulnerability in a Netgear Router. Now What?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8947692

by xriddle • 11 years ago

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Can anyone help locate the correct contact at Netgear to report a security bug? I checked the various bounty program sites with no success. Tried LinkedIn no luck. Their site isn't particularly friendly either. It shouldn't be this difficult to report something. Just trying to do the right thing before going public with it.

INSIDEOFT• 11 years ago

I worked for NETGEAR, just until recently. They are quite a bureaucratic company of nature and your best bet would probably to just open a support ticket with them and hope they escalate it. If you're looking for some sort of reward it's quite unlikely. Getting email addresses to higher ups with this little information also seems tough.

gesman2• 11 years ago

Send letter to proper state senator that company in his jurisdiction is ignorant to important safety warnings and delivered the product that threatens the security of his constituents.

If that will work - you'll attract proper attention.

xriddle• 11 years ago

I'm in Canada, not sure our political officials would care but you just made me realize that maybe the cellular provider of the device (it's a 4G device) may be interested to know. Thanks

gesman2• 11 years ago

Oh, ok :) maybe send a tweet @netgear or something then!

Ask HN: Found a Vulnerability in a Netgear Router. Now What?

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