[LINUX_Newbies] Re: Any thoughts ? Wicked (WICD) exploit found in Linux WiFi

 

--- In LINUX_Newbies@yahoogroups.com, "G.LinuxDucks" <g.linuxducks@...> wrote:
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> *Wicked (WICD) exploit found in Linux WiFi*
> SC Magazine Australia
> By Darren Pauli on Apr 12, 2012 3:13 AM
> A zero day exploit has been discovered in popular wireless Linux manager
> WICD that allows an attacker to spawn a root shell on a target machine.
> The privileged escalation exploit affects the latest versions of ...
> http://www.scmagazine.com.au/News/296699,wicked-exploit-found-in-linux-wifi.aspx
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I couldn't get wicd to connect to my Wi-Fi even with my WEP key, so good luck hackers.

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