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Title: heartbleed bug Post by: sj2199 on April 22, 2014, 06:36:07 AM can someone explain me about heartbleed bug?what is it?why is it considered a big threat to internet security?? ??? ???
Title: Re: heartbleed bug Post by: 5flags on April 22, 2014, 06:52:31 AM can someone explain me about heartbleed bug?what is it?why is it considered a big threat to internet security?? ??? ??? http://heartbleed.com/ Title: Re: heartbleed bug Post by: Light on April 22, 2014, 07:04:05 AM The heartbleed bug isn't exactly easy to understand (from a technical perspective) but in layman's terms it was a flaw in OpenSSL (which is used widely) that enabled attackers to gain access to 64kB of memory with each 'heartbeat' which allowed theft of servers' private keys and users' session cookies and passwords. Hence the suggestion to change your password - as it may be compromised.
Title: Re: heartbleed bug Post by: HCLivess on April 22, 2014, 12:05:14 PM It is easy to explain the heartbleed bug:
You ask server for a varibale, the variable uses a 6-character-long string, but you request e.g. 600 characters instead and get much more than you should. Title: Re: heartbleed bug Post by: rohnearner on April 22, 2014, 02:05:20 PM It is easy to explain the heartbleed bug: Believe me I know what is Heartbleed bug and you explained to the simpler level but the problem this explanation won't work if the person don't know what is a variable how the client server model works etc..! so if someone asks me what is heartbleed bug..! I just tell them Its a vulnerability found in Open SSL then i explain them what is Open SSL then i explain them what is server and what is encryption ..! and when i look at there faces in the end of explanation I just tell them " Just change Your Passwords " You ask server for a varibale, the variable uses a 6-character-long string, but you request e.g. 600 characters instead and get much more than you should. Title: Re: heartbleed bug Post by: Foxpup on April 23, 2014, 12:00:34 AM The heartbleed bug isn't exactly easy to understand (from a technical perspective) Yes, it is:http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/heartbleed_explanation.png (http://xkcd.com/1354/) Title: Re: heartbleed bug Post by: mamichula on April 23, 2014, 07:11:29 AM It's considered a big treat because 2/3 of the websites on the internet use the software.
Title: Re: heartbleed bug Post by: Swordsoffreedom on April 23, 2014, 07:45:59 AM It's considered a big treat because 2/3 of the websites on the internet use the software. Pretty much this and basically it allows people to send an inquiry question then have the server tell them the dirty little secrets as its replyRefer to image above :) Title: Re: heartbleed bug Post by: Equate on April 23, 2014, 08:01:06 AM Not only users need to change their passwords but websites also need to fix the bug . And this bug is constantly being exploited as you can see the security news .
Title: Re: heartbleed bug Post by: nthunder on April 25, 2014, 07:02:43 PM It's overrated. Journalists got jiggly because they actually got something to write about but it's far less severe than they make it sound. The vast majority of servers were already patched when the news came out. Don't sweat it.
Title: Re: heartbleed bug Post by: RodeoX on April 25, 2014, 07:11:22 PM That cartoon does a pretty good job of explaining it. :)
Title: Re: heartbleed bug Post by: Equate on April 25, 2014, 07:16:40 PM Metasploit module for heartbleed is available already making its exploitation easy.
Title: Re: heartbleed bug Post by: roslinpl on April 25, 2014, 09:36:06 PM The heartbleed bug isn't exactly easy to understand (from a technical perspective) Yes, it is:http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/heartbleed_explanation.png (http://xkcd.com/1354/) Hue hue. Good one. :) That's the point. I cannot believe this bug ever come out ... Crazy :) Security fail :) Title: Re: heartbleed bug Post by: pekv2 on April 25, 2014, 09:39:09 PM Soon, a liverleakbleed bug will be found. Who knows how many more of these things are still in the wild.
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