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Fri Dec 17 14:30:44 2004 More
Unix/Linux Security Holes
Posted by Tony Lawrence
Search Keys: security
Referencing:
http://news.com.com/Students+uncover+dozens+of+Unix+software+flaws/2100-1002_3-5492969.html
What a great idea. Daniel Bernstein assigned his students the task of searching out security flaws. Twenty five students were supposed to find 10 each, but they only managed a little more than 40 overall: http://tigger.uic.edu/~jlongs2/holes/
Most of the programs are obscure, and the flaws aren't necessarily serious, though "cups" is one where a serious flaw was discovered.
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