Cisco confirms possibility of IOS rootkits

FSOwner

FS Owner
On the heels of an EUSecWest conference presentation on malicious rootkits for Cisco IOS (see background), Cisco's security response team has published a must-read document confirming that stealthy malware can be loaded on the software used on the vast majority of its routers and network switches.

Cisco warns:
It is possible that an attacker could insert malicious code into a Cisco IOS software image and load it onto a Cisco device that supports that image. This attack scenario could occur on any device that uses a form of software, given a proper set of circumstances.
The company’s confirmation follows a technical discussion by Core Security researcher Sebastian Muniz of “Da IOS Rootkit,” which is basically a binary modification to the IOS image downloaded from the device.

view.gif
</img> View Full Article: ZDNet Blogs
 
Back
Top