D-Link to issue router firmware updates for backdoor vulnerability
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 05:00
in Mathematics & Economics
(Phys.org) —D-Link is tending to the router backdoor security issue that affects some of its routers. The company assures that it is "proactively working with the sources of these reports as well as continuing to review across the complete product line to ensure that the vulnerabilities discovered are addressed." The drama began on Saturday night, when it was discovered, thanks to Craig Heffner, a vulnerability researcher with Tactical Network Solutions, that a backdoor-type function built into the firmware of some D-Link routers could be used to bypass standard authentication procedures. This was an opportunity to gain control of the device, potentially giving a criminal unauthorized access to a router's admin settings.