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Xeen

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14 Holes Found!
« on: 3 May 2004, 21:01 »
Amazing. Last week Microsoft announced that there exists 14 holes in a Windows component called SSL.

A patch has been released..but we all know how those turn out...

http://www.pcw.co.uk/News/1154653

[ May 03, 2004: Message edited by: xeen ]


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« Reply #1 on: 3 May 2004, 10:43 »
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Microsoft is urging customers to immediately install a recent software patch for Secure Socket Layer vulnerabilities in Windows because hackers are preparing to exploit the flaws.


Secure Socket Layer: Ironic choice of names there!   :D  
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« Reply #2 on: 3 May 2004, 16:51 »
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jtpenrod: Secure Socket Layer: Ironic choice of names there!  :D


Most Linux distributions use Secure Socket Layer too.

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« Reply #3 on: 4 May 2004, 00:43 »
14 holes at once?  That's a damn lousy implementation of SSL.  Yuck.
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« Reply #4 on: 4 May 2004, 20:24 »
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WMD: 14 holes at once? That's a damn lousy implementation of SSL. Yuck.


Not to mention Microsoft has an IPSec implementation since Windows 2000. Way to fuck up an open standard.