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Vulnerability, Potential Exploit In Cisco WLAN APs

An anonymous reader writes "The AirMagnet Intrusion Research Team has uncovered a new wireless vulnerability and potential exploit associated with Cisco wireless LAN infrastructure. The vulnerability involves Cisco's Over-the-Air-Provisioning (OTAP) feature found in its wireless access points. The potential exploit, dubbed SkyJack by AirMagnet, creates a situation whereby control of a Cisco AP can be obtained, whether intentionally or unintentionally, to gain access to a customer's wireless LAN."

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  1. maybe the real clouds/atmosphere would return by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    if we stop spewing all form of hot poison into it. not an easy choice, but very likely the only one. if we fail to respond, the repairs will be taken out of our hands.