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August 20, 2020 03:22 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/YJ36nE2XKSA/google-fixes-major-gmail-bug-seven-hours-after-exploit-details-go-public
Google Fixes Major Gmail Bug Seven Hours After Exploit Details Go Public
Google has patched on Wednesday a major security bug impacting the Gmail and G Suite email servers. From a report: The bug could have allowed a threat actor to send spoofed emails mimicking any Gmail or G Suite customer. According to security researcher Allison Husain, who found and reported this issue to Google in April, the bug also allowed attachers to pass the spoofed emails as compliant with SPF (Sender Policy Framework) and DMARC (Domain-based Message Authentication, Reporting, and Conformance), two of the most advanced email security standards. However, despite having 137 days to fix the reported issue, Google initially delayed patches past the disclosure deadline, planning to fix the bug somewhere in September. Google engineers changed their mind yesterday after Husain published details about the bug on her blog, including proof-of-concept exploit code.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/YJ36nE2XKSA/google-fixes-major-gmail-bug-seven-hours-after-exploit-details-go-public
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