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Re: [NANOG] IOS rootkits
From: A.L.M.Buxey () lboro ac uk
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 10:18:42 +0100
Hi,
How can you say the cyber world is unlikely to end when Cisco is the most widely used router on the internet today? Everyone uses Cisco, all the ISP's and everyone.
I tend to ignore your comments, however this is just ridiculous. The internet is based on CISCO? yes. sure. I'm sure that Juniper would be very surprised to find out that all the ISPs..and everyone..uses Cisco as their router platform. Juniper...and Foundry and Extreme to a lesser extent.. might want to know why the major ISPs etc bought their kit if all they'll do with it is shove it into a store room or use it for a development network. Subtle hint: Cisco isnt the only player in the major ISP market. IOS issues have been reported for years. a rootkit isnt the threat - remote vulnerability to get that rootkit on in the first place is a threat. Your issue with the information being release at this security conference? the fact that people paid to learn this information? Or the release of the information? If the info was released for free to the world then you'd have no issue because you dont want to pay for some info? or you dont want full disclosure and rely on security through obscurity? but surely that goes against what eg this list stands for. Bring on the issues. It'll ensure that Cisco sort their issues out. if they dont then those other vendors will be happy to supply to companies who are properly concerned about such threats. Such issues are what make full disclosure a reasonable practice. alan _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
Current thread:
- Re: [NANOG] IOS rootkits, (continued)
- Re: [NANOG] IOS rootkits Valdis . Kletnieks (May 20)
- Re: [NANOG] IOS rootkits n3td3v (May 20)
- Re: [NANOG] IOS rootkits Dr. J Swift (May 20)
- Re: [NANOG] IOS rootkits n3td3v (May 20)
- Re: [NANOG] IOS rootkits A . L . M . Buxey (May 21)
- Re: [NANOG] IOS rootkits mutiny (May 22)
- Re: [NANOG] IOS rootkits n3td3v (May 21)
- Re: [NANOG] IOS rootkits Anders B Jansson (May 21)
- Re: [NANOG] IOS rootkits mutiny (May 22)
- Re: [NANOG] IOS rootkits Valdis . Kletnieks (May 20)
- Re: [NANOG] IOS rootkits A . L . M . Buxey (May 21)
- Re: [NANOG] IOS rootkits Dr. J Swift (May 20)
- Re: [NANOG] IOS rootkits n3td3v (May 20)