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A wireless device exploit uncovered 11 years ago still hasn't been fixed by some manufacturers — six vendors and 24 devices found harbouring vulnerable firmware across routers, range extenders, and more
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NetRise has revealed(PDF) that wireless devices from several manufacturers remain vulnerable to the Pixie Dust exploit disclosed in 2014, even though companies have had over a decade to harden their products against the well-known security flaw. Researchers have also developed several open source tools capable of exploiting Pixie Dust—one of which is highlighted by the security-focused Kali Linux distribution—so manufacturers can't really feign ignorance about the ease with which vulnerable devices can be hacked. "The Pixie Dust exploit is not an isolated case but a symptom of systemic issues in firmware supply chains, from weak cryptography and poor entropy generation to opaque vendor patch practices," NetRise said.
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