2015-01-28

Introducing GHOST vulnerability

A flaw within the "gethostbyname function". Hence the name. Discovery is attributed to Qualys labs.

Ironically, the flaw itself was fixed back in 2013. However, it wasn’t recognized as a security threat at the time and so most stable and long-term support distributions were left un-patched.
Why this isn't too serious?

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