Re:CVE-2015-0235 – GHOST: glibc gethostbyname buffer overflow
by rudolf0 on Tuesday January 27, 2015 @11:16AM
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I think it's okay to assign a media name to vulnerabilities, but only if the vulnerability is truly severe enough (easy to exploit and serious magnitude) to warrant it. Otherwise it's just an attempt at marketing and PR.
In this case, it looks the name is probably not warranted.
In this case, it looks the name is probably not warranted.