> Indefensible' Wi-Fi Flaw Discovered In 802.11b Network Protocol > > Vendors were told of an "indefensible" flaw in the commonly used > 802.11b Wi-Fi protocol late last year, and two CERT teams issued > advisories about it last week. The only solution found so far requires > new wireless hardware. > > http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,93221,00.html?nlid=SEC
A non-issue, by and large. I believe this quote from the article puts it into the proper perspective: '"I don't view this as a serious problem," said Craig Mathias, an analyst at FarPoint Group in Ashland, Mass. "Someone has to want to initiate a wireless DoS attack, [and] I've never seen one or heard of one in a public space -- although they are clearly possible. "It's been well known for some time that a high-power jam could interrupt a Wi-Fi or any unlicensed network, and much more effectively than the technique" discovered at Queensland University."' It's one of those theoretical vulnerabilities that has no practical application in the real world - useful only insofar as it gives trade pub journalists an excuse to hyperventilate. Regards, Thom Stark "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans." - John Lennon _______________________________________________ BAWUG's general wireless chat mailing list [unsubscribe] http://lists.bawug.org/mailman/listinfo/wireless
