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Re: Ghost vulnerability

From Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Subject Re: Ghost vulnerability
Date 2015-02-03 11:53 +0200
Organization An impatient and LOUD arachnid
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Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> writes:

> How many people (actually machines) out here are vulnerable?
>
> http://security.stackexchange.com/questions/80210/ghost-bug-is-there-a-simple-way-to-test-if-my-system-is-secure
>
> shows a python 1-liner to check

Does that check actually work for anyone? That code didn't segfalt on my
vulnerable Debian system but it did on my router which isn't (since the
router doesn't use glibc). Oh and of course I can't comment on
stinkexchange since I don't have whatever mana points they require...

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Ghost vulnerability Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2015-02-02 19:53 -0800
  Re: Ghost vulnerability Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-03 15:38 +1100
  Re: Ghost vulnerability Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2015-02-03 11:53 +0200
    Re: Ghost vulnerability Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-02-03 22:19 +1100
      Re: Ghost vulnerability Michael Torrie <torriem@gmail.com> - 2015-02-03 10:31 -0700
      Re: Ghost vulnerability Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2015-02-03 21:38 +0200
        Re: Ghost vulnerability Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2015-02-04 09:08 +1100
        Re: Ghost vulnerability Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2015-02-04 13:13 +1100
  Re: Ghost vulnerability Marc Aymerich <glicerinu@gmail.com> - 2015-02-03 18:47 +0100

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