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Subject: Longest known unpatched FreeBSD security issue ?
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Does anyone know off hand what the longest known serious security issue 
(i.e. remote compromise) has been with FreeBSD that went unpatched ?  e.g. 
security hole is reported to security-officer@FreeBSD.org.  X days later, 
fix and advisory committed.  What has been the largest X ?

My jaw dropped when I saw
http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Upcoming/index.html


	---Mike
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