chamithal
07-17-2008, 07:13 AM
Researcher to demonstrate attack code for Intel chips
Kaspersky says CPU bugs are a growing threat, with malware being written that targets these vulnerabilities
Also, he says he found Intel's diary and is totally telling everybody about that one thing. But seriously, we think Kris Kaspersky is being a bit of a tease here. He claims to have found a flaw in Intel's processors that would allow a hacker to bust up on a computer using JavaScript or TCP/IP, with no regard for what operating system the computer is running... only he won't say what it is. He's planning on unveiling the attack at the Hack In The Box conference in Malaysia this October, where he says he'll show working code that can take control of computers, all of which he plans to release publicly. The attack takes advantage of known errata in chips, which most vendors have a workaround for in BIOS, but not all. XP, Vista, Linux, BSD and Mac operating systems are all vulnerable, so we all get to run around panicking until October -- unless somebody figures it out first.
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/07/intel-hacker.jpg
Source (http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/14/Researcher_to_demonstrate_attack_code_for_Intel_ch ips_1.html)
Kaspersky says CPU bugs are a growing threat, with malware being written that targets these vulnerabilities
Also, he says he found Intel's diary and is totally telling everybody about that one thing. But seriously, we think Kris Kaspersky is being a bit of a tease here. He claims to have found a flaw in Intel's processors that would allow a hacker to bust up on a computer using JavaScript or TCP/IP, with no regard for what operating system the computer is running... only he won't say what it is. He's planning on unveiling the attack at the Hack In The Box conference in Malaysia this October, where he says he'll show working code that can take control of computers, all of which he plans to release publicly. The attack takes advantage of known errata in chips, which most vendors have a workaround for in BIOS, but not all. XP, Vista, Linux, BSD and Mac operating systems are all vulnerable, so we all get to run around panicking until October -- unless somebody figures it out first.
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/07/intel-hacker.jpg
Source (http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/07/14/Researcher_to_demonstrate_attack_code_for_Intel_ch ips_1.html)