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Re: [NANOG] IOS rootkits


From: Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org>
Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 18:39:01 -0500 (CDT)

On Sat, 17 May 2008, Felix 'FX' Lindner wrote:

But I don't see a reason for panic and Cisco is at least partially
right with their response
( http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_response09186a0080997783.html )
to the whole issue: someone still needs a privilege level 15 VTY on
your router and no matter what press is currently making of the
rootkit, this prerequisite step is non-trivial (or should be,
depending on your configuration).

On this rootkit and IOS security and how it works FX's word is of the most 
qualified.



cheers
FX

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