On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 7:07 PM, David Lum <[email protected]> wrote: > I am not smart enough to know what this means other than to tell any of my > users who have this to update to the latest firmware when it comes out. > > http://www.net-security.org/secworld.php?id=14234 > > > > Yeah, they can see stuff on the router, ASP pages, etc. I would assume a VPN > link is vulnerable, or no? I mean, I know what this exploit does, but I > don’t know what it allows the exploiter to DO. I am never in a router, so > can only guess it can spoof DNS, etc.
For one, they can spoof DNS lookups. This is bad. For another, they can probably figure out what banking/financial sites you're visiting. Put those two together, and you have a good recipe for losing money, quickly, with spoofed web sites. That's just the start of it. Ouch. Kurt ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
