The last word on the Linux Slapper worm

[pauls () utdallas edu (Schmehl, Paul L)]

I think adding the text you proposed below would be appropriate. :-)

Paul Schmehl (pauls () utdallas edu)
Department Coordinator
The University of Texas at Dallas
AVIEN Founding Member
http://www.utdallas.edu/~pauls/


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Laurie [mailto:ben () algroup co uk] 
> Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 2:53 AM
> To: Schmehl, Paul L
> Cc: John.Airey () rnib org uk; full-disclosure () lists netsys com
> Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] The last word on the Linux Slapper worm
>
> As I've pointed out elsewhere, patching old versions without changing 
> the version number is so stupid it leaves me boggling. But I guess in 
> future I'll write into advisories: "warning - your vendor may 
> be such a 
> moron that you can't tell whether you are vulnerable or not by the 
> version number, so I advise building from source or switching to a 
> vendor with a clue".