Samsung Printer firmware contains a backdoor administrator account

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/281284

by Garbage • 14 years ago

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neilwillgettoit• 14 years ago

If you want some details about it: http://l8security.com/post/36715280176/uv-281284-samsung-pri...

Yver• 14 years ago

When I read about that kind of backdoors it makes me wonder how nobody ever ends up in prison for it.

jacquesm• 14 years ago

Because there is no law that says 'if you as a manufacturer of some device install a backdoor then that will come with a fine of 'x' or a jail sentence of 'y''.

If you feel that this sort of thing warrants a jail term then you should lobby for it to become a crime. As it is manufacturers are completely in the clear if they do things like this, the only way to put pressure on them is to vote with your feet.

krichman• 14 years ago

I think it would fall under some sort of wire fraud or hacking, except that you probably have to agree to it in the EULA so it was "allowed".

belorn2• 14 years ago

Normally, no one goes to jail because companies is not viewed to have mens rea, ie, an intent to break the law. The company only want to earn money and safe guard their revenues.

The only option left if you ask the police/state, is to make a civil case out of it and sue the company. Sadly, civil court has rarely any effect on the market, which can clearly be seen by the sony rootkit controversy. The EU might enforce some industry regulations in regard to backdoors/spyware, but I would not count on it. To enforce such regulations, they would need to prevent importation of devices that break said law, and that's a rather large step to take politically.

digitalengineer• 14 years ago

Reminds me of the Cold War when the CIA planted camera's inside XEROX copiers and was stealing everyone’s secrets for decades. http://www.editinternational.com/read.php?id=47ddf19823b89

wildranter2• 14 years ago

I don't know why people buy Samsung stuff. As pg once said, they make everything look like a microwave.

nodata• 14 years ago

Nice microwave. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Galaxy_Nexus_smartphone.j...

wildranter2• 14 years ago

Too cook your ears I guess ;)

happywolf• 14 years ago

Will Samsung receive more stringent investigations and sanctions than Huawei had, given that Samsung is caught red-handed?

Samsung Printer firmware contains a backdoor administrator account

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