AirPort BlogNews and tips related to the Apple AirPort networking system and other wireless uses of the Mac OS.Dangerous Exploit for AirPort Card Users- November 21, 2006 Mac OS X may be at risk via the original AirPort Card because of an attack methodology published last week as part of the Month of Kernel Bugs. The attack can corrupt some "internal kernel structures," and causes a kernel panic - a crash. The developer of the attack believes that he may be able to modify this with some effort into a root exploit in which control of the machine could be seized. The approach as published works only with the AirPort Card, the internal 802.11b Wi-Fi adapter for...http://wireless-starter-kit.com/airportblog/archives/2006/11/dangerous_explo.html |