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MiniUPnP Vulnerability Clears Way for Stack Smashing Attack (Threatpost)

2016-01-27 16:00

Cisco has demonstrated an attack against Stack Smashing Protection in Linux systems that is facilitated by a critical vulnerability in MiniUPnP.

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http://threatpost.com/miniupnp-vulnerability-clears-way-for-stack-smashing-attack/116030/

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