Apple fixes AirPort security hole

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Apple Incorporated has released a fix on its website for its wireless networking hub (AirPort Extreme Base Station with 802.11n) that addresses a flaw that permitted incoming connections through the Wi-Fi hub, and another security hole that would let attackers see files on a password-protected machine. Only versions of the hub using the draft version of the 802.11n wireless networking standard require the 7.1 firmware upgrade. Danish internet security firm Secunia gave the vulnerabilities a rating of "less serious," the second-lowest on its five-point scale.

The previous instalment of the hub's firmware was set to allow connections through IPv6 (Internet Protocol version 6) and did not offer users a way to block or reject the incoming IPv6 connections. Incoming IPv4 connections are rejected by default. Only people on the same local network could exploit the flaw that permitted filenames on a password-protected AirPort disk to be viewed, Apple said.

News source: CBC News

(3 replies) #1 entropyx on 10 Apr 2007 - 20:58

Man, Apple has so many security exploits.

I'm so glad I use Windows Vista!

#1.1 bucko on 10 Apr 2007 - 21:06

Because more people are using Macs than Vista

*jokes*

#1.2 rm20010 on 10 Apr 2007 - 21:49

Me thinks some people will need to patch a vulnerability in their sarcasm filters that may potentially cause them to violently lash out at comments like these ^^^.

#1.3 +Dakkaroth on 10 Apr 2007 - 22:45

Quote - (rm20010 said @ #1.2)

What?

(1 reply) #2 BBinder on 10 Apr 2007 - 20:59

how much does the fix cost

#2.1 +Dakkaroth on 10 Apr 2007 - 22:48

$299.95 + tax.

(3 replies) #3 PsykX on 10 Apr 2007 - 21:44

Whew, surprised to see negative comments on an update that improves speed. Read that on MacRumors and no, it's not a Mac Rumor, it's a fact.

#3.1 +Dakkaroth on 10 Apr 2007 - 22:49

Is this the first time you've been here? Every company gets criticized for releasing security patches.

#3.2 GP007 on 11 Apr 2007 - 01:04

Is it just me, or do I remember Apple releases patches for airport in the past? Security patches that is.

#3.3 PsykX on 11 Apr 2007 - 04:07

Lol no it's not the first time and I'm getting a little tired of it!
it's bad when, say a company releases a bogus patch or a buggy patch, but if it works, cmon! What's wrong lol

I think yeah, they released one before if I'm not mistaken.

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