Shred File Wiper Insecure File Deletion Vulnerability

Shred File Wiper Insecure File Deletion Vulnerability BugTraq ID: 1788 Remote: No Date Published: 2000-10-06 Relevant URL: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1788 Summary: A vulnerability exists in Shred v1.0, a file-wiping utility for Linux and generic Unix. A flaw in the utility's handling of buffered I/O leads to a failure to properly overwrite data. As a result, files which have been processed by Shred remain recoverable by certain disk utilities. -- Fred A. Miller Systems Admin. Cornell Univ. Press Services fm@cupserv.org