Re: Secuirty Hole Found In Dave's Sock - it gets worse....

[Toby Barrick <tbarrick () cox net>]

After an exhaustive investigation - GE, Maytag, Kenmore and numerous 
others have been implicated in a massive skimming scheme. Socks placed 
into washers and dryers with the appropriate mate tend to exit the 
cleaning process alone.

Several Gov't agencies released today the findings of a multi-year 
investigation that concluded that the companies in question are skimming 
socks and reselling them to 3rd world countries and to the general 
public for PROFIT.

The announcement also cautioned people to examine carefully any recently 
purchased socks and to demand a complete history of the socks purchased 
from the vendor.

(Laughter IS the best medicine)


Dave Cawley wrote:

> Date:           9/8/2005
>
> Vulnerability Found:    Hole In Dave's Socket
>
> Affected System:                Dave's Right Sock
>
> Severity:                       Rating: Moderately Critical
>                                 Impact: System access
>                                 Where:  Foot
>
> Description of Vulnerability:  This morning while putting my socks
> on I found a small (1/4 inch) hole by my big toe. This could be
> exploited by a virus through the bottom of the foot or under the
> toe nail. This could be used to compromise Dave's entire system.
>
> Solution: No permanent solution is currently available. A work
> around is to wear the sock on the other foot to have the hole
> above the small toe where it will not be furthur enlarged, it
> will proboably fold over and partially cover the vulnerability.
> Permanent solution coming in either a sock darning or upgrading
> the unit to a new sock.
>
> Time Table:             Found at 7:48am on Sept 8th, 1005
>                         Work around figured out at 7:49am on Sept 8th,
> 2005
>                         Permanent Solution Pending
>
> Credits:                Found by Dave
>
> References:             No references available.
>
>
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