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Rumor of Internet 'Super' Exploit | |
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| Time: 11:56 EST/16:56 GMT | News Source: ExtremeTech | Posted By: Brian Kvalheim | ||
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An unconfirmed report from the Internet Storm Center at The SANS Institute indicates the possibility of exploits circulating that target the vulnerabilities patched just last week by Microsoft Corp. The report, titled "Possible combined exploits of MS vulnerabilities," says that there is no general outbreak but that the group is hearing rumors of "super" exploits that "may target several of the vulnerabilities announced by Microsoft on Tuesday." | ||
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| #1 By 3339 (64.160.58.135) at 4/19/2004 2:56:52 PM |
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"Even Microsoft Windows has achieved EAL 4."
So has Linux. No OS has achieved EAL 7 yet. Not even Windows. |
| #2 By 21912 (24.205.202.246) at 4/19/2004 4:47:31 PM |
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(#3) Parker, you crack me up:
"The good news is that some of the attacks have been discovered. The bad news is that most of them haven't been discovered." How many undiscovered attacks have you counted so far? Oh, wait, that's right -- they HAVEN'T BEEN DISCOVERED! Millions of Windows attacks haven't been discovered, either ;-) |
| #3 By 19992 (69.170.7.187) at 4/19/2004 8:42:43 PM |
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#4 Thanks for the link. That's a much more coherent and reasoned arguement that O'Dowd makes this time around (as opposed to the rant posted earlier).
I have an issue with this statement of yours however "The point Ive been trying to make is that 20 security vulnerabilities, as bad as that sounds, is less than the number of weekly security vulnerabilities in the OS touted as more secure -- Linux." Once again you are attempting to compare apples to oranges. You are comaring the full Linux install to Windows Server (or Pro, 2000 or 2003, doesn't matter). The fact is there is not a direct parallel between the two systems. If you really want to seriously evaluate how vulnerable Linux is to something more comparable, take a look at Unix (probably Solaris, it's still got a decent sized install base). |
| #4 By 3653 (209.149.57.116) at 4/19/2004 11:58:18 PM |
| I've never heard of the EAL 7 bit, BUT I have some familiarity with the FDA's "part 11" (common name) regulation. Do some research, my linux friends, and you'll see that it makes using open-source all but impossible inside a pharmaceutical or medical device company. The regulation is just starting to make waves, so remember... you heard it here first. |
| #5 By 19992 (164.214.4.32) at 4/20/2004 8:54:19 AM |
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mooresea56
I've looked over the requirements of part 11 several times. Which part are you claiming will render Linux unusable in a pharmaceutical or medical device company? Everything I see points to availability of the environment to the FDA, training, document management, proper acess controls, etc... ClosedStandards "wouldn't it be great if we could get rid of crappy insecure stuff like SMTP in favor of Exchange/MAPI" AND Parrker "Yes. SMTP is terribly insecure. Which leads to massive amounts of Spam." You realize that Exchange Server 2003 requires SMTP in order to function, right? |
| #6 By 12071 (203.217.20.114) at 4/20/2004 9:03:24 AM |
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#22 Or this "exploit":
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3639679.stm "More than 70% of people would reveal their computer password in exchange for a bar of chocolate, a survey has found. It also showed that 34% of respondents volunteered their password when asked without even needing to be bribed. A second survey found that 79% of people unwittingly gave away information that could be used to steal their identity when questioned." |
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