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  • From: f0xy AT dsl.pipex.com
  • To: sm-discuss AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [SM-Discuss] security alert: ethernet drivers
  • Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 19:08:44 +0000

On Tue, Jan 07, 2003 at 07:44:28PM +0100, M.L. wrote:
> On Mardi 7 Janvier 2003 19:30, M.L. wrote:
> > On Mardi 7 Janvier 2003 17:05, Sergey A. Lipnevich wrote:
> > > Please discontinue all Ethernet communications, destroy all Ethernet
> > > hardware, and sue Bob Metcalfe for damages ;-). Use pigeons in the
> > > meantime.
> >
> > This is the token righ come back !
> >
>
> /righ/ring/
>
> I need to clean my keyboard.

doh - just after I have finally converted my entire LAN over to Ethernet ...

> > > evraire AT tuwg.com wrote:
> > > >"Security researchers have discovered a serious vulnerability that may
> > > > be present in many Ethernet device drivers that is causing the devices
> > > > to broadcast sensitive information over networks. [...]
> > > >researchers [...] have discovered that many drivers instead pad packets
> > > > with data from previously transmitted Ethernet frames. This results in
> > > > the device sending out sensitive information to other machines on the
> > > > same Ethernet network. [...]
> > > >The Linux, NetBSD and Microsoft Windows operating systems are known to
> > > > have vulnerable link layer implementations, and it is extremely likely
> > > > that other operating systems are also affected."
> > > >
> > > >CERT link: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/412115
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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