its really a false issue. If you don't use the remote admin feature you're not vunerable. If you have the most recent firmware, you're not vunerable.
Its a small security issue that got big play by some security company. larry -- Larry C. Lyons ColdFusion/Web Developer Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer EBStor.com 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 tel: (703) 393-7930 fax: (703) 393-2659 Web: http://www.ebstor.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. -- > -----Original Message----- > From: Randell B Adkins [mailto:AdkinsR@;GAO.GOV] > Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 12:12 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Popular Linksys Router Vulnerable to Attack > > > Thanks Larry... > > > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 11/04/02 11:13AM >>> > This article was in the most recent eweek newsletter. If you have one > of > these cable/dsl routers, AND are using remote administration, you need > to > update your firmware. > > -- > Popular Linksys Router Vulnerable to Attack > > A denial-of-service vulnerability in one of the most popular > cable and DSL routers allows an attacker to crash the router > from a remote location. > http://eletters1.ziffdavis.com/cgi-bin10/flo?y=eSkd0Da2Uj0DUm0ry20AA > -- > > larry > > -- > Larry C. Lyons > ColdFusion/Web Developer > Certified Advanced ColdFusion 5 Developer > EBStor.com > 8870 Rixlew Lane, Suite 204 > Manassas, Virginia 20109-3795 > tel: (703) 393-7930 > fax: (703) 393-2659 > Web: http://www.ebstor.com > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Chaos, panic, and disorder - my work here is done. > -- > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
