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Wednesday, March 13, 2002

http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/02/03/12/020312hnzlib.xml

Security flaw could plague Linux systems
Sam Costello

A BUFFER OVERFLOW in a library common to most Linux systems could cause a serious security hole that allows those systems to be remotely attacked and taken over, according to a security alert issued by Linux security firm Guardian Digital. The CERT Coordination Center (CERT/CC), a federally funded computer security group based at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University, also issued an advisory on the vulnerability Tuesday....

 


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