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Sendmail Hit by Data Interception Flaw

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the bumps-in-the-night dept.

ricepudd writes "Computer Weekly reports that Internet security researchers have discovered a serious flaw in Sendmail. The flaw could allow remote attackers to take control of users' PCs. The Sendmail Consortium urged users to upgrade to version 8.13.6 of the software, which contains a fix to the problem. Computer Weekly seems to think that the fact that the Windows version isn't affected will help curtail the threat."

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  1. Wait by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    People use Sendmail?

    1. Re:Wait by Pxtl · · Score: -1, Redundant

      Bewilders me too. A program that old and infamously cryptic doing a job that is so (theoretically) simple (it sends mail - whoa) has no excuse to have security flaws this late in the game.

      Of course, I'm not an admin, so I am officially talking out of my hiney.

  2. Security? by Chris+Kamel · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Wait a minute, does this mean that there is software other than Microsoft's that has security issues? I'm flabbergasted.

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