Re: 'Indefensible' Wi-Fi Flaw Discovered In 802.11b Network Protocol

> Indefensible' Wi-Fi Flaw Discovered In 802.11b Network Protocol
> 
> Vendors were told of an "indefensible" flaw in the commonly used
> 802.11b Wi-Fi protocol late last year, and two CERT teams issued
> advisories about it last week. The only solution found so far requires
> new wireless hardware.
> 
> http://www.computerworld.com/newsletter/0,4902,93221,00.html?nlid=SEC

A non-issue, by and large.

I believe this quote from the article puts it into the proper perspective:

'"I don't view this as a serious problem," said Craig Mathias, an analyst at 
FarPoint Group in Ashland, Mass. "Someone has to want to initiate a wireless 
DoS attack, [and] I've never seen one or heard of one in a public space -- 
although they are clearly possible.

"It's been well known for some time that a high-power jam could interrupt a 
Wi-Fi or any unlicensed network, and much more effectively than the 
technique" discovered at Queensland University."'

It's one of those theoretical vulnerabilities that has no practical 
application in the real world - useful only insofar as it gives trade pub 
journalists an excuse to hyperventilate.



Regards,

Thom Stark

"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making 
other plans."
- John Lennon

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