Cisco Patches Amidst Uproar

Iria · Aug 1, 2005, 11:41 PM

One day after Cisco Systems slapped a restraining order on a researcher for disclosing details of a flaw in its software, security officials at the company released a patch to fix the problem.

Cisco and Internet Security Systems (ISS) on Thursday filed for, and received, a permanent injunction against Michael Lynn, a former ISS researcher, and Black Hat, the company hosting the popular Black Hat Conference.

The company Friday published the "IPv6 Crafted Packet Vulnerability" fix on its Web site and said it has a limited impact on its product line.

The vulnerability affects a small subset of Cisco devices, those using the company's IOS with IPv6 support enabled.
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Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Cisco Patches Amidst Uproar One day after Cisco Systems slapped a restraining order on a researcher for disclosing details of a flaw in its software, security officials at the company released a patch to fix the problem. Cisco and Internet Security Systems (ISS) on Thursday filed for, and received, a permanent injunction against Michael Lynn, a former ISS researcher, and Black Hat, the company hosting the popular Black Hat Conference. The company Friday published the "IPv6 Crafted Packet Vulnerability" fix on its Web site and said it has a limited impact on its product line. The vulnerability affects a small subset of Cisco devices, those using the company's IOS with IPv6 support enabled. __________ Read More / Source: InternetNews.com