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Bug Fix For Netscape Enterprise And Fasttrack

Posted on 26 Aug 1999

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by Isaac (isaac)

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A bug, allowing attackers to take full control of machines running Netscape Enterprise or FastTrack, has recently been fixed by Netscape and security experts Internet Security Systems, with the patch posted to Netscape's security Web site iPlanet.

The director of ISS, Christopher Rouland, suggested that an attacker "could do whatever he wants to the server. He can launch a virus or open an account without a password," manipulating a buffer overflow quirk by sending a Web address with more characters than a machine could handle.

Those seeking the Enterprise 3.6 SP 2 SSL Handshake fix can visit the details page on iPlanet here.

Isaac is a designer from Adelaide, South Australia, where he has run Triplezero for almost a decade.

He was a member and administrator of evolt.org since its founding in 1998, designed the current site, and was a regular contributor on evolt.org's direction-setting discussion list, theforum.

On the side, he runs Opinion, Hoops SA, Confessions, Daily Male, and Comments, as well as maintaining a travel gallery at Bigtrip.org.

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