Hackable bug found in net's heart
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2004 9:12 amThe net's basic plumbing has a leak.
One of the net's central technologies [TCP] has a serious security vulnerability warn UK and US infrastructure protection agencies.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3646223.stm
The BBC article isn't very detailed but the bug seems to have massive potential for serious havoc.
How easy would it be to change the implememntation of TCP? A mammoth task by the looks of it (have they done it before?)
One of the net's central technologies [TCP] has a serious security vulnerability warn UK and US infrastructure protection agencies.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3646223.stm
The BBC article isn't very detailed but the bug seems to have massive potential for serious havoc.
How easy would it be to change the implememntation of TCP? A mammoth task by the looks of it (have they done it before?)