Posted by
CmdrTaco
on from the random-dune-reference-here dept.
randomErr writes "The worms, Slapper.B and
Slapper.C, which exploits a known buffer overrun vulnerability in the Secure Sockets Layer 2.0 (SSLv2) handshake process has infected thousands of Web servers worldwide, according to Helsinki-based F-Secure Corp., a computer and network security company. "
I can do everything virtually in Linux what I can do in Windows.
Theres only little in the field of capturing/encoding divx movies and graphical download managers, but I might be wrong there since I havent bothered to look.
I also have to give a lecture on the slapper worm in a couple weeks and I havent really started my presentation notes:(
Wish me LUCK!
I've never understood...
by
HarryLeBlanc
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· Score: 0, Offtopic
...why buffer overflow viruses are such a common vulnerability in software. Yes, I grok how they work, but their effectiveness depends on knowing in advance exactly how big the buffer is.
It would be trivially easy to write a function to randomly assign buffersize based on parameters (say, min max and optimal size), and even change its size periodically at runtime. That would eliminate this entire class of attack.
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Linux can be utilized as a Desktop OS!
:(
I can do everything virtually in Linux what I can do in Windows.
Theres only little in the field of capturing/encoding divx movies and graphical download managers, but I might be wrong there since I havent bothered to look.
I also have to give a lecture on the slapper worm in a couple weeks and I havent really started my presentation notes
Wish me LUCK!
It would be trivially easy to write a function to randomly assign buffersize based on parameters (say, min max and optimal size), and even change its size periodically at runtime. That would eliminate this entire class of attack.