http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/26/technology/security-experts-expect-shellshock-software-bug-to-be-significant.html
By NICOLE PERLROTH
The New York Times
SEPT. 25, 2014
Long before the commercial success of the Internet, Brian J. Fox invented
one of its most widely used tools.
In 1987, Mr. Fox, then a young programmer, wrote Bash, short for
Bourne-Again Shell, a free piece of software that is now built into more
than 70 percent of the machines that connect to the Internet. That
includes servers, computers, routers, some mobile phones and even everyday
items like refrigerators and cameras.
On Thursday, security experts warned that Bash contained a particularly
alarming software bug that could be used to take control of hundreds of
millions of machines around the world, potentially including Macintosh
computers and smartphones that use the Android operating system.
The bug, named “Shellshock,” drew comparisons to the Heartbleed bug that
was discovered in a crucial piece of software last spring.
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