AirPort BlogNews and tips related to the Apple AirPort networking system and other wireless uses of the Mac OS.AirPort Extreme Wi-Fi Flaw- December 3, 2006 The Month of Kernel Bugs (MoKB) project finished out November with a undisclosed flaw for AirPort Extreme: They had previously noted a number of Wi-Fi flaws, including a major one for AirPort Card users, now patched by Apple. In this case, they write that they communicated the flaw to Apple before announcing its existence, and haven't disclosed the full parameters of it. It's a similar flaw to others that have appeared, in which the kernel can be made to panic (crashing the computer), among...http://wireless-starter-kit.com/airportblog/archives/2006/12/airport_extreme_3.html Apple Patches AirPort Weaknesses- December 3, 2006 Apple released security updates for Mac OS X 10.3 (Panther) and 10.4 (Tiger) that fix the AirPort Card weakness: While there was no widespread (or even narrowly spread) information about this exploit in the original AirPort Card's drivers being taken advantage of in the wild, Apple has patched the flaw within a few weeks of its announcement. The flaw would allow a nearby attacker to crash a Mac with an AirPort Card under the right circumstances (see previous post for more details). Security...http://wireless-starter-kit.com/airportblog/archives/2006/12/apple_patches_a.html |