WHAT HAPPENED?

Cybersecurity researchers from Forescout and JSOF have released a report on a set of nine vulnerabilities—referred to as NAME:WRECK—affecting Domain Name System (DNS) implementations.

Advanced Users: For a complete description of the security enhancement and affected software refer to the following:

• Forescout Research Labs and JSOF discover nine new vulnerabilities affecting four popular TCP/IP stacks used in millions of IoT, OT and IT devices.

AFFECTED SYSTEMS:

• TCP/IP stacks used in millions of IoT, OT and IT devices

WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

Exploitation of one these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to take control of an affected system.

RELATED LINKS

• IT Security