Pwnie for Most Overhyped Bug
Awarded to the person who discovered a bug resulting in the most hype on the Internets and in the mainstream media. Bonus points for bugs that turn out to be impossible to exploit in practice. Also known as ‘Pwnie for Pwning the Media.’Unspecified DNS cache poisoning vulnerability (CVE-2008-1447) Dan Kaminsky
Exploit code for Kaminsky DNS bug goes wild
When Dan Kaminsky disclosed a critical flaw in the net’s address lookup system earlier this month, he said it was crucial internet service providers and other organizations install patches immediately. He wasn’t kidding.
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