This flaw is incredibly old. In the latter part of the 90s, Dr. Solomon's antivirus team assisted afflicted users by distributing socks at various worldwide conferences. Alas, the socks - and presumably the antivirus software - were later acquired by McAfee, Inc. Since then, McAfee has not only failed to continue supporting the socks that were released by Solomon, it has not updated nor released any further socks. As such, the vulnerability has been largely ignored - only to be 'rediscovered' by Dave several years later.
Another flaw with Dave's report: He indicates the vulnerable system is the Right sock. Indeed, research consistently indicates the Left sock is equally vulnerable. Regards, -- Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dave Cawley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 12:10 PM Subject: [Full-disclosure] Secuirty Hole Found In Dave's Sock Date: 9/8/2005 Vulnerability Found: Hole In Dave's Socket Affected System: Dave's Right Sock Severity: Rating: Moderately Critical Impact: System access Where: Foot Description of Vulnerability: This morning while putting my socks on I found a small (1/4 inch) hole by my big toe. This could be exploited by a virus through the bottom of the foot or under the toe nail. This could be used to compromise Dave's entire system. Solution: No permanent solution is currently available. A work around is to wear the sock on the other foot to have the hole above the small toe where it will not be furthur enlarged, it will proboably fold over and partially cover the vulnerability. Permanent solution coming in either a sock darning or upgrading the unit to a new sock. Time Table: Found at 7:48am on Sept 8th, 1005 Work around figured out at 7:49am on Sept 8th, 2005 Permanent Solution Pending Credits: Found by Dave References: No references available. *************************************************************** Dave D. Cawley | High Speed Internet | The number of Unix installations Duryea, PA | has grown to 10, with more expected. (570)451-4311 x104 | - The Unix Programmer's Manual,1972 [EMAIL PROTECTED] | *************************************************************** URL => http://www.adelphia.net _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/ _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
