There's a LOT of speculation wrt to this vulnerability, read the various posts. To start: it was identified by reverse-engineering an old web server software (2002) and it turns out that most manufacturers reused that old code and didn't bother fixing their designs until this was brought to their attention.
The outfit I work for also accidentally bumped into another potential security hole: CWMP, port 7547, used for remote management. Do yourself a favour and check if that port is closed (either by default or purpose) using a tool like ShieldUp (https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2) - you'd hate it if it is open and can be exploited by not-so-nice folks. On 8 January 2015 at 13:38, Bob Whiton <m...@rswhiton.com> wrote: > > On Jan 8, 2015, at 1:26 PM, N. Shani <nshani...@gmail.com> wrote: > > While I support what Bruce says, before you commit $$$, check that the > router is not susceptible to the most recent vulnerability - Misfortune > Cookie. > To see the list of affected routers, have a look @ > http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/561444 > > > Hmm, that page show Unknown for every router brand that I've ever seen. > Looks like a bad time to buy a router. > > Bob > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a > group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com > To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "iMac Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to imaclist@googlegroups.com To leave this group, send email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "iMac Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to imaclist+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
