Editor's Pick: Bash Shellshock Bug Patched but Not Pummeled

Bash Shellshock Bug Patched but Not Pummeled

Jack M. Germain 09/25/14 3:21 PM PT

Researchers on Thursday discovered proof- of-concept code that could take advantage of unpatched computer systems, and found evidence of attacks exploiting the BASH Shellshock bug in the wild. Shellshock, which came to light on Wednesday, could become a major threat to Linux/Unix and Apple operating systems if published patches to BASH are not applied before an attacker cashes in. However, there's some concern that the current patches may not be complete. The United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team, or US-CERT, on Thursday issued a warning about the vulnerability. [More...]

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