Tools circulate that crack Debian, Ubuntu keys

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on May 15, 2008 5:44 PM EDT
ComputerWorld; By Gregg Keizer
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A recently disclosed vulnerability in widely used Linux distributions can be exploited by attackers to guess cryptographic keys, possibly leading to the forgery of digital signatures and theft of confidential information, a noted security researcher said today. HD Moore, best known as the exploit researcher who created the Metasploit penetration testing framework, called the vulnerability in Debian and Ubuntu systems "ugly" and said it will be a big job for administrators to find every flawed key, then reissue them.

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