SSL protocol flaw, request for opinions

[Juan Velasquez <juan () EvolutionH com>]

I just read this story which explains how the Swiss Federal Institute of 
Technology
exploited a flaw in the SSL protocol to hijack an 8 character password 
from a bunch of SSL encrypted email logins.
I was surprised. What does the security community think of this?

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99993420


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Juan Velasquez
Juan () EvolutionhH com