Thread: Report of an apparent Security Flaw in 802.11b Wi-Fi
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Old 20-05-2004, 22:36   #1
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Report of an apparent Security Flaw in 802.11b Wi-Fi
I read this today....

http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/sto...220089,00.html

Quote:
Jack Schofield, Eric Doyle and SA Mathieson
Thursday May 20, 2004
The Guardian

Wi-Fi flawed
The popular Wi-Fi (802.11b) wireless standard has a major flaw that could allow hackers to bring down any system by a local denial of service (DoS) attack, according to the Australian Computer Emergency Response Team (AusCERT). The flaw was discovered by students at Queensland University and apparently reported to manufacturers in November, in the hope they could find a fix. They can't.

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Original report: http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=4091
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