Mailgun: GHOST vulnerability mitigated
Timeline of updates
- resolved
Mailgun has patched all infrastructure against the recently account GHOST security vulnerability [1]. We have monitored our logs and have no reason to believe an attacker exploited our infrastructure, this was an entirely a preventive measure. No customer data was lost or affected. We recommend all customers review and patch their infrastructure accordingly as well. [1] GHOST is a security vulnerability in the gethostbyname*() family of functions of GNU C Library (glibc). This particular vulnerability allows an attacker to potentially take over a server via both a local or remote exploit. More information can be obtained from the following link: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/01/27/9 (opens in new tab)
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Status incident (vendor impact label: none) posted by Mailgun, started 2015-01-28 02:32 UTC, resolved after 0 min, 1 update(s).
- Title
- GHOST vulnerability mitigated
- Vendor
- Mailgun
- Date
- URL
- https://rewindex.com/company/mailgun/incidents/k8rn5kzk9bfv
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