Flaws in software that runs wireless-networking hardware could let attackers take over PCs, including Macs, Black Hat warns.
By Joris Evers Staff Writer, CNET News.com
LAS VEGAS -- Flaws in the software that runs wireless-networking hardware could let an attacker break into a PC over Wi-Fi, security researchers warned Wednesday.
An attacker could gain complete control over a laptop by sending malformed network traffic to a vulnerable computer, David Maynor, a senior researcher at security service provider SecureWorks, said in a presentation at the Black Hat security event here.
Maynor, along with researcher Jon "Johnny Cache" Ellch, showed a video of a successful attack on an Apple Computer MacBook. However, the attack is possible also on other computers, both laptops and desktops, and not just MacBooks, the researchers said.
Senior researcher Dave Maynor, along with Jon "Jonny Cache" Ellch, revealed a vulnerability in the device drivers of several wireless cards at the first day of the Blackhat conference in Las Vegas.