Code flaws open Linux apps to attack

Wobbel · 09-18-2004, 04:59 AM

Vulnerabilities in code libraries that could potentially affect open-source programs using the GUI toolkit GTK+ were reported on the security Web site Secunia on Thursday. As initially discovered by Chris Evans, these problems could theoretically be exploited to spark a DDoS attack and otherwise compromise a computer system.

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Wobbel PCTT's Gatherer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: 2004 Posts: 2,861	Code flaws open Linux apps to attack Vulnerabilities in code libraries that could potentially affect open-source programs using the GUI toolkit GTK+ were reported on the security Web site Secunia on Thursday. As initially discovered by Chris Evans, these problems could theoretically be exploited to spark a DDoS attack and otherwise compromise a computer system. Read article

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