| Subject: Re: Which version of GUI? |
| From: "Mike Bader" <mdbader@flash.net> |
| Date: 19/08/2003, 18:07 |
Version 3.08 is a precautionary security release. There was a potential
buffer overrun in the networking code of the client that is fixed with
version 3.08. Note that to exploit this vulnerability, a potential attacker
would have to trick the client into contacting a fake server rather than the
actual SETI@home server. To our knowledge, no SETI@home client has ever been
attacked in this manner.
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The 3.07 is said to be a little faster but has the security
vulnerability.
The security vulnerability? Please, tell me more.
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