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February 23, 2004

ASN.1 Flaws Aren't New Or Unique To Microsoft

by Laura Koetzle

with Galen Schreck, Stephan Wenninger, Michael Rasmussen

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ASN.1 holds the communications world together. Microsoft last week produced a patch for a critical flaw in its implementation of ASN.1, but Microsoft isn't the only software maintainer affected; researchers have been unearthing ASN.1-related problems since 2001. Working exploits exist — thus, users must patch Windows now and expect ASN.1-related fixes from other software maintainers soon.

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Analyst: Laura Koetzle
Technology: Client Security & Management, Infrastructure Security, IT Infrastructure & Operations, IT Management, IT Strategy, Planning, & Governance, Security & Risk
Geography: Asia Pacific, Europe, North America
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