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Wednesday, September 17, 2003

Buffer Overflow in Sendmail

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday September 17, @02:10PM
from the put-on-your-hardhat-and-rebuild dept.
ChiefArcher writes "On the footsteps of openssh, Sendmail 8.12.10 has just been released due to a buffer overflow in address parsing. Sendmail states this is potentially remotely exploitable. No updates on the Sendmail site yet, but the FTP sitehas the release notes."

[Slashdot]
5:35:21 PM

MySQL to Ship With NetWare. The open-source database MySQL will ship as one of the standard databases that go out with Novell Inc.'s NetWare 6.5, MySQL AB officials announced last week. [eWEEK Technology News]
2:16:23 PM

Time Warner sues apt. complex over Wi-Fi. Time Warner Cable files a lawsuit charging a New York apartment complex and its wireless ISP with illegally reselling its high-speed Road Runner service over a Wi-Fi network. [CNET News.com - Front Door]

Folks really need to pay attention to stuff like this. If your broadband connection is for a single residence, don't resell it, that's just wrong. But what if you just share? You could probably be sued because your act of generosity is costing the company potential revenue.

2:15:06 PM

Ballmer admits customers are bugged out. Steve Ballmer, speaking in Silicon Valley yesterday, acknowledged the constant security bulletins coming from his company are weighing on customers. "We recognize the concerns of our customer base--boy, do we," Microsoft's CEO said, according to a transcript of the speech.... [InformationWeek Windows Weblog]
10:14:33 AM

Sun offers Java enterprise package for $100 per employee. Sun's Java Enterprise System packages the company's software infrastructure products and ships them in synchronized quarterly releases with a simpler licensing model. [Computerworld News]
10:14:05 AM

SCO moves to dismiss Red Hat lawsuit. SCO, in its latest legal maneuver, said Red Hat is using its lawsuit to defend the Linux operating system against a nonexistent legal challenge. [Computerworld News]
10:13:35 AM

BIND Strikes Back Against VeriSign's Site Finder

BIND Strikes Back Against VeriSign's Site Finder

Posted by timothy on Wednesday September 17, @08:00AM

from the checks-and-balances dept.

BrunoC writes "Following the story about VeriSign's new Site Finder, the Internet Software Consortium promises to release a patch to its (in)famous BIND that will block the controversial Site Finder. Wired News has full coverage of the ISC initiative against this name resolving atrocity."
[Slashdot]
9:45:39 AM

Exploit Code Arises for Latest Windows Flaws. Malicious code adds more fuel to the fears that another Windows worm is on the horizon. [eWEEK Technology News]
9:44:08 AM

Sun Embraces Open-Source Database. The company is standardizing on Berkeley DB for its software line, including its forthcoming Orion and Mad Hatter releases. [eWEEK Technology News]
9:42:38 AM