SUMMARY
The purpose of this paper is to outline the security measures being taken
by vendors to prevent such attacks in their home routing products, what
those security measures accomplish, and where they fall short. We will use
existing network tools to examine common vulnerabilities in a range of
popular devices and demonstrate weaknesses in the security of those
devices; additionally, we will examine common trends in security measures
that have been duplicated across vendors, and examine how those trends
help and hinder the security of their devices. In particular, we will
examine the following home routers, which are some of the latest offerings
from their respective vendors at the time of this writing:
* Linksys WRT160N
* D-Link DIR-615
* Belkin F5D8233-4v3
* ActionTec MI424-WR
Conclusion:
Router manufacturers are increasing the security of their devices,
however, home router security still has a long road ahead of it. Below is
a table listing each of the devices and their associated, reasonably
exploitable, vulnerabilities mentioned in this paper; these types of
vulnerabilities must be considered by all vendors, and should be
investigated by any consumer before purchasing a router.
Reference:http://www.sourcesec.com/Lab/soho_router_report.pdf
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