OpenSSH Vulnerability Discovered

farker haiku writes "Those of you who haven't heard of the metasploit project, it's an open source product for performing security audits. This time they've managed to find a remote buffer overflow in OpenSSH. Ya'll might want to read the link and then do whatever updating is necessary." It's unfortunate that something like this gets released today since nobody will bother to patch.

Beer sploit confirmed!

[Ckwop]

My stomach had a couple of buffer overflows last-night. It was sploited by Arthur Guinness, well known for his ingenious bowel movement exploits.

It may take a life time to fix this vulnerability :(

Simon

I don't care! Exploit me!

[Opportunist]

C'mon, I dare you to send 1025 beers my way!

Re:Beer sploit confirmed!

[MustardMan]

Using beer as exploit!? Brilliant!

Kilobeer

[jrmcferren]

I guess that this will only allow the sending of one kilobeer.

#include

[Radical250]

This exploit has been found to be connected to a flaw in the Beer.h library. Work to resolve this issue will be resumed shortly after those responsible are sober again.

Insert Typical Slashbot April Fools Complaint

[Eagle5596]

Random complaining about April Fools. Mentioning that somehow my pathetic Slashbot life is above April Fools. Pretending that this somehow really inconviences me. Random ranting about the quality of Slashdot having degenerated. Not noting that I still seem to be here despite the supposed quality drop. More ranting, possibly about the current article. Protesting the personal problems this story has caused me. Indicating through my lack of a sense of humor that I must be from Finland. More random complaints, followed by a lack of the irony that I am so pathetic to take this joke personally.

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-Signiture as unamusing as the current slashdot story.

Somebody used this to hack the slashdot.jp page

[Anonymous Coward]

Using the recently discovered openssh hole, hackers^Wvandales defaced the slashdot.jp page, and changed the new pink color scheme back to the old ugly green theme. Management of slashdot was not available for comment.

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me spell? me not even now eigo.

Enough already!

[TangoCharlie]

Look, it's not funny anymore. No more April Fools jokes! OK!

The really unfunny thing is that this is _so_ obviously an April
Fools joke, that's it's not even remotely funny. At least the "UK
Government shutting down GSM" was a plausible story, but this...

Sheesh!

Re:Insert Typical Slashbot April Fools Complaint

[Eagle5596]

Insignificant self righteous followup to include the comments I forgot about. Not mentioning that if I hadn't been a douche and used the preview button, this wouldn't be a followup. Idiotic closing insult.

LINUX DEVELOPERS!!!! LOOK WHAT YOU HAVE DONE!!!

[Anonymous Coward]

LINUX DEVELOPERS!! Look what you've done with your software now!!! You've put out the Sun!!!!

APRIL FOOLS!!

[cdn2k1]

OMG lol you almost got me there for a second, i was rushing to patch my box but then i fi-#$!#@$%#@^&%

NO CARRIER

Re:Insert Typical Slashbot April Fools Complaint

[Uber Banker]

Comment to complain about grammer and spelling promlem's that the very reply also exhibits.

Annoying reactionary flame

[caffeination]

Obligatory claim to be sick of this type of rant. Nitpicking of missing characteristics tied cleverly into a logical ambush that others visit anyway. Faux disgust at perceived "racist" joke". Redundant yet Insightful reminder that you aren't forced to come here. Lone two-word expletive and/or insult and/or personality criticism whose position and abruptness will surely send parent into depression.

Re:Insert Typical Slashbot April Fools Complaint

[pohl]

snarky, bad meta-level joke

Re:Insert Typical Slashbot April Fools Complaint

[Bozzio]

Reply complaining about obvious grammar and spelling mistakes while completely missing the joke.

Re:Annoying reactionary flame

[__aaxwdb6741]

Expected complimentary asslicking of grandparents post and irrelevant criticism of your opinions, avoiding the points given.

Workaround

[sash]

No reason to worry - just use iptables:
iptables -I INPUT 1 -mlength --length 0:1024 --protocol beer -j DONTPAY

Re:Annoying reactionary flame

[Bluesman]

Thinly veiled insult. Latin words from Freshman Debate 101!!

Self-congratulatory explanation of logical fallacies of above argument. Arrogant insinuation that I am smarter than you. More big words, many in italicized non-English, attempting to display my advanced education.

Re:Annoying reactionary flame

[Eagle5596]

Insightful insinuation that you are all just trying to ride my Karma train. Invitation to have sexual intercourse with yourself. Outrageous complaints and self righteous bullshit.

Re:Sites that don't do 4/1?

[Bemopolis]

Your complaints were addressed here [slashdot.org].

Bemopolis

Re:Insert Typical Slashbot April Fools Complaint

[Ctrl-Z]

Off-topic reply piggy-backing on high-karma thread to have comments appear near the top of the page.

Re:Insert Typical Slashbot April Fools Complaint

[caffeination]

Clichéd Informative karma whore reply explaining that Funny mods yield no karma unto the poster.

Re:Insert Typical Slashbot April Fools Complaint

[Uber Banker]

Complaint about the misuse of irony in the original comment, even thought there was a good chance it was used correctly. Something about karma whoring. Also request other users do not post AC.

Re:Annoying reactionary flame

[smittyoneeach]

Right-wing reactionary onslaught, with paranoid delusional innuendo about black helicopters piloted by men with onions for heads, denounciation Europe in general, and anyone posting to /. therefrom in particular. Extra heaping of abuse for France, delivered with a bit of Grey Poupon thereon, about how the only real flame left in Europe centers on automobiles.

Schizophrenic adoration and condemnation of Bush over stem cell policies[1] and their impact on cancer cures.

Personal vow to give up /., email, the internet, and everything and become Amish.

[1] Meaningless footnote to supply veneer of academic rigor.