Internet Security Systems Inc. last week unveiled its first Catastrophic Risk Index, a compilation of the 31 most serious current vulnerabilities and attacks. The index is designed to give administrators a constantly updated quick-reference list of the issues that should be their top priorities in protecting networks.. . .
Internet Security Systems Inc. last week unveiled its first Catastrophic Risk Index, a compilation of the 31 most serious current vulnerabilities and attacks. The index is designed to give administrators a constantly updated quick-reference list of the issues that should be their top priorities in protecting networks. Not surprisingly, all but two of the vulnerabilities on the list are some form of buffer overflow.

Buffer overflows are far and away the most common security vulnerabilities plaguing commercial and open-source software. They come in many shapes and sizes and can be found in almost any kind of application, but the result is almost always the same: an attacker gets access to a critical application or server.

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