InfoWorld: Hacker Tips CERT’s Hand on Linux/PDF Flaw

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 17, 2003

“Confidential vulnerability information managed by the CERT
Coordination Center has again been leaked to the public, following
a flurry of such leaks in March.

“The latest information concerns a flaw in PDF (Portable
Document Format) readers for Unix and could allow a remote attacker
to trick users into executing malicious code on their machines,
according to a copy of the leaked vulnerability report.

“As with confidential CERT information that was leaked in March,
the latest report was posted to a vulnerability discussion list by
an individual using the name ‘hack4life…'”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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