RE: Cisco IOS Exploit Cover Up

["Christopher L. Morrow" <christopher.morrow () mci com>]

On Fri, 29 Jul 2005, Randy Bush wrote:

> > I think there is also a LOT concern about all the unpatched routers that
> > remain unpatched simply because the admins don't feel like spending a week
> > running the cisco gauntlet to get patches when you don't have a support
> > contract with cisco. Its like cisco doesn't want you to patch or they would
> > make it easy.
>
> could they be unpatched because no one has sent out a notice saying
> "versions before X have known vulnerabilities.  upgrade now to one
> of the following: ...?"
or... cause new IOS won't run on them.