bugtraq - Re: Edonkey/Overnet Plugins capable of Virus/Worm behavior

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Date: 18 Dec 2003 10:32:01 -0000
From: Julian Ashton <ashton@...tmedia.com>
To: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Re: Edonkey/Overnet Plugins capable of Virus/Worm behavior

In-Reply-To: <20031217225422.GA13131@...uoregon.edu>

I am concearned that this is a P2P app with over 1.2 million simulatneous users and that anyone can write a plugin and put it on the network, the plugin CAN self propgate and CAN force overnet/edonkey to perform DDOS attacks. But where is the security that I am looking for? The owners "MetaMachine", I think that all plugins should required to be signed by MetaMachine and checked when loaded. Am I asking too much? I do not want to see this network become a mode of virus propogation.