[35183] in bugtraq
RE: The Linksys WRT54G "security problem" doesn't exist
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (David Gillett)
Tue Jun 8 02:30:22 2004
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From: "David Gillett" <gillettdavid@fhda.edu>
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Date: Mon, 7 Jun 2004 09:09:42 -0700
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> > 5) Does he really think that Cisco/Linksys would not test
> > such a basic basic basic aspect of this router's security?
>
> Yes. How many times have "basic basic basic" aspects of security gone
> untested, or flaws gone unnoticed? How long was port 1900 open on my
> SMC Barricade? How many "basic basic basic" aspects of security
> has Microsoft, various Linux distros, Sun, and even MacOS X violated?
Cisco's purchase of LinkSys is still relatively recent. I've found,
in the past, fundamental code flaws in products being marketed by Cisco
up to a year after their acquisition of the originating company....\
Just because they've put their name on the outside of the box doesn't
mean they've fully QA'd the innards.
David Gillett
