Research center in Hesse uncovers security gap: Hackers could have paralyzed the Internet. More than a billion users would have been affected.
Applications from software manufacturers such as Microsoft and various open source software, but also providers such as Google or Cloudflare, are at risk. Vulnerability was only discovered now, but it has existed for a long time. All manufacturers have worked with all major vendors to mitigate the problem. It can only be completely eliminated if the underlying approach is reconsidered.