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Vsftpd backdoor discovered in source code (The H)

Vsftpd backdoor discovered in source code (The H)

Posted Jul 5, 2011 7:48 UTC (Tue) by danieldk (guest, #27876)
In reply to: Vsftpd backdoor discovered in source code (The H) by cdamian
Parent article: Vsftpd backdoor discovered in source code (The H)

Indeed. A lot of responsibility rests on the shoulders of the package maintainer. But if he/she gets it right, thousands of people benefit.


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