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OpenSSH Vulnerability Discovered

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the well-thats-not-good dept.

farker haiku writes "Those of you who haven't heard of the metasploit project, it's an open source product for performing security audits. This time they've managed to find a remote buffer overflow in OpenSSH. Ya'll might want to read the link and then do whatever updating is necessary." It's unfortunate that something like this gets released today since nobody will bother to patch.

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  1. Beer sploit confirmed! by Ckwop · · Score: 4, Funny

    My stomach had a couple of buffer overflows last-night. It was sploited by Arthur Guinness, well known for his ingenious bowel movement exploits.

    It may take a life time to fix this vulnerability :(

    Simon

    1. Re:Beer sploit confirmed! by MustardMan · · Score: 4, Funny

      Using beer as exploit!? Brilliant!

  2. Insert Typical Slashbot April Fools Complaint by Eagle5596 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Random complaining about April Fools. Mentioning that somehow my pathetic Slashbot life is above April Fools. Pretending that this somehow really inconviences me. Random ranting about the quality of Slashdot having degenerated. Not noting that I still seem to be here despite the supposed quality drop. More ranting, possibly about the current article. Protesting the personal problems this story has caused me. Indicating through my lack of a sense of humor that I must be from Finland. More random complaints, followed by a lack of the irony that I am so pathetic to take this joke personally.

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    -Signiture as unamusing as the current slashdot story.

    1. Re:Insert Typical Slashbot April Fools Complaint by Eagle5596 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Insignificant self righteous followup to include the comments I forgot about. Not mentioning that if I hadn't been a douche and used the preview button, this wouldn't be a followup. Idiotic closing insult.

    2. Re:Insert Typical Slashbot April Fools Complaint by Uber+Banker · · Score: 4, Funny

      Comment to complain about grammer and spelling promlem's that the very reply also exhibits.

  3. Enough already! by TangoCharlie · · Score: 3, Funny

    Look, it's not funny anymore. No more April Fools jokes! OK!

    The really unfunny thing is that this is _so_ obviously an April
    Fools joke, that's it's not even remotely funny. At least the "UK
    Government shutting down GSM" was a plausible story, but this...

    Sheesh!

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  4. APRIL FOOLS!! by cdn2k1 · · Score: 4, Funny

    OMG lol you almost got me there for a second, i was rushing to patch my box but then i fi-#$!#@$%#@^&%

    NO CARRIER

  5. Annoying reactionary flame by caffeination · · Score: 4, Funny

    Obligatory claim to be sick of this type of rant. Nitpicking of missing characteristics tied cleverly into a logical ambush that others visit anyway. Faux disgust at perceived "racist" joke". Redundant yet Insightful reminder that you aren't forced to come here. Lone two-word expletive and/or insult and/or personality criticism whose position and abruptness will surely send parent into depression.

    1. Re:Annoying reactionary flame by Bluesman · · Score: 4, Funny

      Thinly veiled insult. Latin words from Freshman Debate 101!!

      Self-congratulatory explanation of logical fallacies of above argument. Arrogant insinuation that I am smarter than you. More big words, many in italicized non-English, attempting to display my advanced education.

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    2. Re:Annoying reactionary flame by Eagle5596 · · Score: 3, Funny

      Insightful insinuation that you are all just trying to ride my Karma train. Invitation to have sexual intercourse with yourself. Outrageous complaints and self righteous bullshit.

    3. Re:Annoying reactionary flame by smittyoneeach · · Score: 3, Funny

      Right-wing reactionary onslaught, with paranoid delusional innuendo about black helicopters piloted by men with onions for heads, denounciation Europe in general, and anyone posting to /. therefrom in particular. Extra heaping of abuse for France, delivered with a bit of Grey Poupon thereon, about how the only real flame left in Europe centers on automobiles.

      Schizophrenic adoration and condemnation of Bush over stem cell policies[1] and their impact on cancer cures.

      Personal vow to give up /., email, the internet, and everything and become Amish.

      [1] Meaningless footnote to supply veneer of academic rigor.

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  6. Workaround by sash · · Score: 4, Funny

    No reason to worry - just use iptables:
    iptables -I INPUT 1 -mlength --length 0:1024 --protocol beer -j DONTPAY