Re: Not even a Windows fanatic would believe this...

Barry Margolin wrote:
> In article <8umdnZug5bF7byjenZ2dnUVZ_vudnZ2d@xxxxxxxxxxx>,
> BRAD <brMadAhamPilSton-at-cMomcAst.nPeSt> wrote:
>
>> One of the Apple "vulnerabilities" lists a "problem" with an Airport
>> card that allows users to connect to malicious web sites (!). ISTM
>> that the vulnerability in this case is not hardware or
>> software-related, but rather, "wetware-related". :-)
>
> It doesn't say "malicious web sites", it says "malicious network".
> Here's the more complete description from Apple's web site:
>
> Description: When not associated with a known or trusted network, the
> original AirPort Card connects to a randomly generated network with a
> default WEP key. This can allow mobile users to automatically
> associate with untrusted networks without warning. This does not
> affect AirPort Express Cards, which currently ship in systems. This
> update addresses the issue by selecting a randomly-generated 128-bit
> WEP key. Credit to Dino Dai Zovi for reporting this issue
>
> In other words, you're walking around with your laptop in your
> backpack, you pass a WiFi hotspot, and it will just connect to it
> without warning.

And IIRC a similar issue was recorded for Windows, which does the same
thing. Not so much a security flaw but rather an inapropriate trust level
being set without warning the users.


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