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Pwnium V: the never-ending* Pwnium
24 febbraio 2015
Posted by Tim Willis, Hacker Philanthropist, Chrome Security Team
[Cross-posted from the
Chromium Blog
]
Around this time each year we announce the rules, details and maximum cash amounts we’re putting up for our
Pwnium competition
. For the last few years we put a huge pile of cash on the table (last year it was
e
million
) and gave researchers one day during
CanSecWest
to present their exploits. We’ve received some great entries over the years, but it’s time for something bigger.
Starting today, Pwnium will change its scope significantly, from a single-day competition held once a year at a security conference to a year round, worldwide opportunity for security researchers.
For those who are interested in what this means for the Pwnium rewards pool, we crunched the numbers and the results are in: it now goes all the way up to $∞ million*.
We’re making this change for a few reasons:
Removing barriers to entry:
At Pwnium competitions, a security researcher would need to have a
bug chain
in March, pre-register, have a physical presence at the competition location and hopefully get a good timeslot. Under the new scheme, security researchers can submit their bugs year-round through the
Chrome Vulnerability Reward Program (VRP)
whenever they find them.
Removing the incentive for bug hoarding:
If a security researcher was to discover a Pwnium-quality bug chain today, it’s highly likely that they would wait until the contest to report it to get a cash reward. This is a bad scenario for all parties. It’s bad for us because the bug doesn’t get fixed immediately and our users are left at risk. It’s bad for them as they run the real risk of a bug collision. By allowing security researchers to submit bugs all year-round, collisions are significantly less likely and security researchers aren’t duplicating their efforts on the same bugs.
Our researchers want this:
On top of all of these reasons, we asked our handful of participants if they wanted an option to report all year. They did, so we’re delivering.
Logistically, we’ll be adding Pwnium-style bug chains on Chrome OS to the
Chrome VRP
. This will increase our top reward to $50,000, which will be on offer all year-round. Check out our
FAQ
for more information.
Happy hunting!
*Our lawyercats wouldn’t let me say “never-ending” or “infinity million” without adding that “this is an experimental and discretionary rewards program and Google may cancel or modify the program at any time.” Check out the reward eligibility requirements on the
Chrome VRP page
.
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