Security experts find open-source flaws

Lokie · 23-September-03, 07:57 PM

I know you linux fans don't want to here this but....

Qoute:
Although Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities get most of the headlines, researchers this week identified vulnerabilities in two commonly used open-source software products.

The more serious of the vulnerabilities affects Sendmail, an open-source program for managing e-mail. The vulnerability lies in the way the e-mail server software parses e-mail headers

Full scoop.

Del · 23-September-03, 11:15 PM

Ya, but there's already a patch to fix Sendmail. We put it in at work today. (then we began migrating to Qmail)

Microsoft's stance usually seems to be "Vulner-a-what?" and then a patch comes out six months later.

23-September-03, 07:57 PM		#1 (permalink)
Lokie Custom What?	Security experts find open-source flaws I know you linux fans don't want to here this but.... Qoute: Although Microsoft Windows vulnerabilities get most of the headlines, researchers this week identified vulnerabilities in two commonly used open-source software products. The more serious of the vulnerabilities affects Sendmail, an open-source program for managing e-mail. The vulnerability lies in the way the e-mail server software parses e-mail headers Full scoop.

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23-September-03, 11:15 PM		#2 (permalink)
Del Apex Master Tech Apprentice	Ya, but there's already a patch to fix Sendmail. We put it in at work today. (then we began migrating to Qmail) Microsoft's stance usually seems to be "Vulner-a-what?" and then a patch comes out six months later.