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Re: [LUG] bash vulnerability

 

On Fri, 26 Sep 2014 07:41:05 +0100
Tom <madtom1999@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hello Tom,

>One thing that is really annoying is them saying this opens holes in 
>webservers!!!!

Mostly because they haven't got a clue;  A while ago there was a story
regarding people's web cams being accessed from the internet.  'Best
advice' was to "cover the camera with a cloth when you're not using
it".  Really?  How about turning off UPnP in the router?

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