Tips for not looking stupid on TV?

[Russell.Butturini at Healthways.com (Butturini, Russell)]

Meterpreter plus the espia plugins would probably make for a good demo.

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Subject: [Pauldotcom] Tips for not looking stupid on TV?

      I'm guessing the reported just did a Google search for Louisville and hacking and came up with me. He basically 
asked " I?m writing to see if you would like to help me with a story we?re doing. It is about a hole in Microsoft 
security in Internet Explorer that allows hackers to spy on people through their webcams.  Is it possible? How does it 
work? And can you show us for the purposes of a story?" I was not aware of anything specific to webcams and IE, but he 
sent me a clipping and I think he was basing it on this:

http://www.youtube.com/user/MichaelSias#p/u/11/8DtgG58aIBw

I told him:

1. Looks like they are relating it to Operation Aurora.

2. It's not really Web cam specific, any vulnerability that say it allows for "arbitrary code execution" could do the 
same thing.

3. Most of the buzz seems to be talking about IE 6, which it pretty out of date. However, some corporations still run 
int because it it what their webapps support.

4. The specific vulnerability is CVE-2010-0249 and code for the exploit can be found here:
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/11167

5. Microsoft has release a patch for it:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-002.mspx

6. If a user is silly enough to run a random exe a website/email/p2p network gives them, they will likely get "owned" 
regardless of the whither on not there is an exploit.

7. There are programs out their that can be used to monitor others. An exploit that allows for "arbitrary code 
execution" can install one in theory, but so could a snooping significant other.

8. Google hacking/Google dorks are always fun. Basically, people put devices on an Internet facing LAN that should not. 
Beside webcams, you can also fine printers and other devices. Try these Google searches:

intitle:"Live View / ? AXIS"
inurl:/cgi/ieng
inurl:hp/device/this.LCDispatcher

Or a big list from here:
http://www.hackersforcharity.org/ghdb/?function=summary&cat=18


Any tips on how to best deal with the media? Is there a webcam related IE exploit out there I'm not aware of, or is is 
just a case of "one of the things people can do with arbitrary code execution"?

Thanks,
Adrian




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