Cisco Operating System Has Security Flaw (News)

Thu Jul 17 13:47:09 PDT 2003

  NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- A security flaw has been found in Cisco Systems 
Inc.'s (CSCO) internetwork operating system that could allow hackers to 
penetrate all of Cisco's routers.

Cisco released a security advisory detailing "a significant denial of 
service vulnerability that affects its entire line of IPv4 devices," 
Internet Security Systems Inc. (ISSX) said Thursday.

Cisco, which makes networking equipment for the Internet, didn't return 
calls seeking comment.

ISS heard about the problem Wednesday after speaking with Internet 
Protocol service providers.

"We came across it because we had heard all the major IP service 
backbone providers were doing emergency upgrades over the last 36 hours 
very quietly," said Chris Rouland, vice president of ISS's X-Force 
research and development team. "This is a very severe problem. All of 
Cisco's routers are affected."

Full article at:

http://money.cnn.com/services/tickerheadlines/for5/200307171043DOWJONESDJONLINE000929_FORTUNE5.htm

-- richard

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