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Apple has patched two vulnerabilities in its AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n routers. The more troubling flaw is a default configuration that exposes incoming IPv6 connections and network services on hosts connected through an AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n to remote attackers. The second flaw is in the AirPort Disk feature in AirPort Extreme Base Station. It lets users on the local network view the names of files on a password-protected disk without providing a password. However, they cannot access the contents of the the files.
Re: Apple Patches Worrisome Wireless Flaws
Posted by: mack520 2007-04-10 21:33:32 In reply to: Erika Morphy
"At last year's Black Hat USA conference, two security researchers demonstrated how easily they could hack into a MacBook over a wireless network. Operating from a nearby laptop, the two were able to compromise the MacBook's wireless card and device in about 60 seconds."
I never heard this story told quite this way before. Perhaps this isn't as accurate as some of the other variants.
I never heard this story told quite this way before. Perhaps this isn't as accurate as some of the other variants.
