Bug In the GnuTLS Library Leaves Many OSs and Apps At Risk

New submitter williamyf writes "According to this article at Ars Technica, '[A] bug in the GnuTLS library makes it trivial for attackers to bypass secure sockets layer (SSL) and Transport Layer Security (TLS) protections available on websites that depend on the open source package. Initial estimates included in Internet discussions such as this one indicate that more than 200 different operating systems or applications rely on GnuTLS to implement crucial SSL and TLS operations, but it wouldn't be surprising if the actual number is much higher. Web applications, e-mail programs, and other code that use the library are vulnerable to exploits that allow attackers monitoring connections to silently decode encrypted traffic passing between end users and servers.' The coding error may have been present since 2005."

Re:God

[Anonymous Coward]

It has gnu in the name. RMS is easily confused for the guy with the beard that people follow with religious vigor.

Re:Different Software - Same Problem

[Sponge Bath]

Next, you'll be coming for my trigraphs and pointers. My precious.

Roll your own

[goombah99]

This is why you should always roll your own SSL scripts in php like the guy at Magic the Gathering Online Exchange did.