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Buffer overflow flaw socks Snort (ZDNet)
ZDNet reports on the other important recent security hole: a buffer overflow in the Snort intrusion detection system. "If an attacker can gain access to an IDS they may be able to delete its logs, add false log entries or just shut down the whole system. If the IDS is 'switched off' an attacker can be as indiscreet as they want to without setting the alarm bells ringing..."
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