Your antivirus software has B.O.

Iria · Jan 8, 2006, 08:56 PM

A few weeks ago, the Spanish antivirus vendor Panda had to deal with a serious problem: there was a buffer-overflow error within its antivirus library. Had a criminal hacker been able to exploit this vulnerability, the cracker could have taken over vulnerable machines using Panda Antivirus. Fortunately, Panda quickly patched the flaw, but a situation like this nonetheless raises the question: how safe are our security apps? And why haven't we heard more about security app flaws until now?
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Jan 8, 2006, 08:56 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 74	Your antivirus software has B.O. A few weeks ago, the Spanish antivirus vendor Panda had to deal with a serious problem: there was a buffer-overflow error within its antivirus library. Had a criminal hacker been able to exploit this vulnerability, the cracker could have taken over vulnerable machines using Panda Antivirus. Fortunately, Panda quickly patched the flaw, but a situation like this nonetheless raises the question: how safe are our security apps? And why haven't we heard more about security app flaws until now? _____________ Read More / Source: News.com