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Supposedly patched router backdoor still opens wide for secret 'knock,' says researcher |
April 22, 2014
Sometimes a security patch isn't all it's cracked up to be. The security researcher who first found a vulnerability affecting more than 20 different router models says the patch meant to fix it only hides the initial weakness and doesn't remove it whatsoever.In December, Security researcher Eloi Vanderbeken discovered a backdoor that would allow an attacker to gain administrative access to various wireless routers. The weakness affected equipment from major router makers including Belkin, Cisco, and Netgear.Vanderbeken's discovery was confirmed by other researchers and by January companies moved to patch the affected routers and close the backdoor. But Vanderbeken, who works for Syancktiv Digital Security, says at least some of those companies didn't do a very good job. In fact, he suggests in a slide deck recently published online that the backdoor wasn't a bug, but a feature.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
Link: http://www.pcworld.com/article/2146564/router-patch-meant-to-fix-back-door-only-hides-it-researcher-says.html#tk.rss_all
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