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[Juha-Matti Laurio]

This summary-type blog entry written yesterday lists the reasons why the issue had its special "moves".
And what Skype can learn from security community. Link to the newest clarification post of Skype included.

Link:
http://blogs.securiteam.com/?p=983

- Juha-Matti

Dave Korn <dave.korn at artimi.com> wrote: 
> On 21 August 2007 20:56, B.K. DeLong wrote:
> 
> > Windows Update = Skype DDOS seems too good to be true....
> > 
> > Why did this not happen to Skype with previous Windows Updates. What
> > changed since the last large update to make this happen? 
> 
>   Skype's membership continued to grow exponentially.
> 
>   You can get phase changes in non-scaling networks when things like that happen.
> You can cross thresholds.  Emergent effects can arise.
> 
>   Did anyone try adding the missing 'system' call to that neutered PoC to see if
> it would work?
> 
>     cheers,
>       DaveK
> -- 
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