“As has been widely reported, particularly in The Register,
there is a vulnerability in KDE’s Konqueror web browser which makes
it easy to forge SSL certificates.“In a post to the KDE developer list, KDE’s Waldo Bastian
announced a patch to eliminate the vulnerability. The patch is so
far available only in the KDE CVS tree, he said, but it is expected
to be promulgated soon…”
Related Story:
The Register: SSL Defeated in IE and Konqueror(Aug 12,
2002)
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