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+-   DNS Vulerabilities NetSec Podcast Special EP-> on Tuesday July 08 2008, @01:33PM tkrabec

Submitted by tkrabec on Tuesday July 08 2008, @01:33PM
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tkrabec writes "JUST RELEASED! Network Security Podcast Special Episode on massive multivendor DNS patch Today, CERT is issuing an advisory for a massive multivendor patch to resolve a major issue in DNS that could allow attackers to easily compromise any name server (it also affects clients). Dan Kaminsky discovered the flaw early this year and has been working with a large group of vendors on a coordinated patch. The issue is extremely serious, and all name servers should be patched as soon as possible. Updates are also being released for a variety of other platforms since this is a problem with the DNS protocol itself, not a specific implementation. The good news is this is a really strange situation where the fix does not immediate reveal the vulnerability and reverse engineering isn't directly possible. Dan asked for some assistance in getting the word out and was kind enough to sit down with me for an interview. We discuss the importance of DNS, why this issue is such a problem, how he discovered it, and how such a large group of vendors was able to come together, decide on a fix, keep it secret, and all issue on the same day. Dan, and the vendors, did an amazing job with this one. We've also attached the official CERT release and an Executive Overview document discussing the issue."
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