Hackers find flaws in Mac
Date: November 05, 2006Source: mybroadband.co.za
The security of Apple Computer's wireless drivers is under scrutiny again, thanks to a new hacker project.
Yesterday, HD Moore posted code that exploits a flaw in the Proxim Wireless Orinoco wireless cards used by PowerBook and iMac computers built between 1999 and 2003, according to Moore.
Apple says that the issue "affects a small percentage of previous generation AirPort-enabled Macs and does not affect currently shipping or AirPort Extreme enabled Macs."
The code was posted on a new blog called the Month of Kernel Bugs. It is modelled on Moore's own Month of Browser Bugs project, which disclosed one new browser vulnerability per day during the month of July.
The kernel bug project was launched with a reference to a controversy over Apple's products, which kicked off at the Black Hat USA conference three months ago.
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