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Vulnerabilities in VoIP
More than a hundred vulnerabilities were discovered in voice-over-internet-protocol or VoIP hardware from distinguished vendors such as Cisco, Nortel, and Avaya. According toe VoIPshield Laboratories, the vulnerabilities can be exploited by hackers who want to spy on individuals and organizations. These hackers have the ability of record calls as well as extort money by using threats of service outrages. On the other hand, the VoIP vendors argue that the threats that currently exist are quite minimal.
VoIP Laboratories is the research department of the VoIP Systems which provides security tools for VoIP setups. They have offered to help vendors identify remedies for the vulnerabilities and three vendors were chosen because of their popularity in the market. Other vendors such as Microsoft will come under scrutiny as well.
The kind of vulnerabilities seen in the company web site was categorized according to the exploiter’s intent such as code execution, unauthorized access, and denial of service. Searches by vendor vulnerabilities are also possible; the severity ratings can be noted in the website as well. Despite the severity ranking provided, the information contained on the website is not enough for a potential attacker to make use of the information against the VoIP vendors.
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