All Intel CPUs vulnerable?

CoffeeShark · #1 (**permalink**) 07-15-2008, 05:13 PM

Security dude Kris Kaspersky finds flaw in all Intel CPUs:

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Originally Posted by article

Kris Kaspersky plans to demonstrate how an attacker can target flaws in Intel's microprocessors to remotely attack a computer using JavaScript or TCP/IP packets, regardless of what operating system the computer is running.

Now, I don't think this is anything like a regular security hole - this takes a hell of a lot more than a script-kiddie to take advantage of a system. Obviously Intel will be watching, but it's not like they can patch your CPU.

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Teck · #2 (**permalink**) 07-15-2008, 05:32 PM

They may need to replace the effected CPU's or more likely Microsoft will release a patch to protect windows users...

Bojingles · #3 (**permalink**) 07-15-2008, 07:29 PM

or they should just switch to AMD.

Craig · #4 (**permalink**) 07-15-2008, 07:31 PM

how the F*** can you hijack a machine via the CPU?? that makes no sense to me

CmdrTulkas · #5 (**permalink**) 07-15-2008, 07:36 PM

I would hope that this guy wouldn't release anything that can't be fixed.

And doesn't the writter of the article know, that you can't attack a mac because mac users say so?

Bojingles · #6 (**permalink**) 07-15-2008, 07:46 PM

I doubt this is something that's going to catch like wildfire.

Teck · #7 (**permalink**) 07-15-2008, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Bojingles

I doubt this is something that's going to catch like wildfire.

No way...

Kris Kaspersky is extremely smart & has written many books related to hacking and programming... This is not something that he's going to tell people exactly how to do... However I am sure he will ultimately tell Intel how to do it...

If Kris Kaspersky says this is something that he can do, I'm sure he can...

basso4735 · #8 (**permalink**) 07-16-2008, 01:38 AM

i just hope ms will release something to block it or whatever. usually anything can be fixed...

DigitalDD · #9 (**permalink**) 07-16-2008, 07:37 AM

Interesting, I wonder what feature of the Intel CPU it attacks? I mean an obvious one would be the hardware virtualization layer but that wouldn't affect all Intel CPUs. I love watching the videos from the HITB confereneces when they make them available via bit torrrent a few months after the conference.

Aznsharpshooter5 · #10 (**permalink**) 07-16-2008, 08:54 AM

I'm about to order a Q6600 soon...