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Backdoor Found In UnrealIRCd Source Archive

Posted by timothy on from the channel-is-pwn3d dept.

l_bratch writes "A malicious backdoor was added to the UnrealIRCd source archive some time around November 2009. It was not noticed for several months, so many IRC servers are likely to be compromised. A Metasploit exploit already exists."

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  1. Open source by MrNaz · · Score: 0, Troll

    The fact that this can get into the program is a weakness of the open source model. The fact that it can be found so quickly is a strength of the open source model.

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