[Klug-general] SSL bug
Karl Lattimer
karl at qdh.org.uk
Fri May 23 06:36:50 BST 2008
On Thu, 2008-05-22 at 23:58 +0100, Martin A. Brooks wrote:
> Karl Lattimer wrote:
> > This is the biggest flaw in history, it has perpetuated onto millions of
> > systems, and isn't so easy to clean it up.
> >
>
> Not even close. Try the "love bug" virus and Melissa, circa 2000 for
> starters.
Neither melissa or the love bug were actually actively exploiting a
security hole.
They counted on human stupidity. They don't even compare on that scale.
Plus they were written in vbs.
K,
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