Code to exploit Cisco flaw may pose risk. Security experts warn that code which could be used to attack and crash Cisco routers has been posted to public mailing lists. [CNET News.com] 3:18:53 PM ![]() |
Exploit Available for Cisco IOS Vulnerability
from the there-goes-the-internet dept. GNUman writes "Cisco's IOS vulnerability, posted by Slashdot and CERT, has now a published exploit available, as reported recently by CERT. While there are some some articles claiming that the Internet survived a major flaw, maybe with a publicly available exploit could script kiddies start creating havock?. jerw134 wanted to start a pool to find out when the exploit would be publicly available, here's the answer." [Slashdot] 3:17:33 PM ![]() |
White House E-Mail System Becomes Less User-Friendly. Those who want to send a message to the president must now navigate as many as nine Web pages and fill out a form that asks if they support White House policy. By John Markoff. [New York Times: Technology] Well, you just can't call him on the phone either. 2:07:48 PM ![]() |