Open-source intrusion detector found to be flawed
Posted by: [NT] on: 02/21/2007 05:48 PM [ Print | 0 comment(s) ] · 613 views
Snort, the open-source intrusion-detection software, is vulnerable to hackers, its developers said this week.
Snort's popularity has grown as many businesses have been tempted away from expensive proprietary intrusion-detection systems. Advocates of Snort argue that it is more secure than products created by network gear makers such as Cisco Systems because its code is open for developers to both find and fix flaws.
But on Monday, Sourcefire, the company behind Snort, said that hackers could potentially execute malicious code on a system running Snort and gain access to confidential data. CNet
Snort's popularity has grown as many businesses have been tempted away from expensive proprietary intrusion-detection systems. Advocates of Snort argue that it is more secure than products created by network gear makers such as Cisco Systems because its code is open for developers to both find and fix flaws.
But on Monday, Sourcefire, the company behind Snort, said that hackers could potentially execute malicious code on a system running Snort and gain access to confidential data. CNet
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