Misfortune Cookie vulnerability affects 12 million routers

A newly-discovered vulnerability puts 12 million routers at risk around the world in homes, small business, and corporate environments.

The Misfortune Cookie vulnerability allows an attacker to remotely take over a gateway device with administrative privileges, according to Tel Aviv-based network security vendor Check Point Software Technology, Inc.

The scale of the problem is unprecedented, said Shahar Tal, Check Point’s malware and vulnerability research manager.

“In previous cases, there were 200,000 or 300,000 vulnerable gateways,” he said. “This time, it’s 12 million, and 200 different models of devices, with some very big names in there.”

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