Posted by Marc Heuse on Apr 14
Hi folks,
another neat security issue with IPv6 which can be also exploited on
IPv4-only LANs.
It is possible to identify hosts on the local LAN which are sniffing.
But before spoiling the details, a short rant. Skip it if you don't care.
I am mad at Microsoft how they ignore severe but local LAN security
issues. (see
http://www.mh-sec.de/downloads/mh-RA_flooding_CVE-2010-multiple.txt)
I usually only make an advisory if the the vendor…
Source: Another Microsoft (and other) IPv6 security issue: sniffer detection
