Unix security hole
C|Net | at | by Mike
A flaw in widely used Unix software could allow attackers to gain control over computers running Solaris, HP-UX and several versions of Linux, security analysts and the company selling the software warned Monday. SSH Communications Security, a Finnish company, reported Monday that the latest edition of its SSH Secure Shell software, version 3.0.0, released June 21, can let an attacker gain control over some Unix or Linux computers. SSH is software designed to secure the text-based user interface--or "shell"--people use to remotely log in to computers and send them commands. SSH checks people's passwords and lets authorized individuals open and use the shell by way of an encrypted communications channel. The encryption prevents outsiders from intercepting the commands sent from computer to computer.