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Danger level rises for Perl app flaws
by   Joris Evers, Staff Writer, CNET News.com  |  Published: 11/29/05 

A type of security flaw in Perl applications that experts thought could
lead only to a denial-of-service attack is now believed to be much more
serious. 
Dyad Security on Tuesday warned of a so-called "format string
vulnerability" in Webmin, a Web-based administration utility written in
Perl. An attacker could gain complete control over a server running the
vulnerable software by exploiting this "new class" of flaw, the security
research company said in an advisory.

http://techrepublic.com.com/2100-1009_11-5975954.html?tag=nl.e606

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Danger level rises for Perl app flaws

by   Joris Evers, Staff Writer, CNET News.com  |  Published: 11/29/05 



A type of security flaw in Perl applications that experts thought could lead only to a denial-of-service attack is now believed to be much more serious. 

Dyad Security on Tuesday warned of a so-called "format string vulnerability" in Webmin, a Web-based administration utility written in Perl. An attacker could gain complete control over a server running the vulnerable software by exploiting this "new class" of flaw, the security research company said in an advisory.



http://techrepublic.com.com/2100-1009_11-5975954.html?tag=nl.e606



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