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Group Warns Of Wireless DoS Attack Vulnerability: Page 2 of 2

A newly-discovered vulnerability in the 802.11 standard makes it relatively easy to launch denial-of-service attacks against users of public wireless networks such as hotspots, an Australian organization said Thursday.
May 14, 2004

Because the attack requires only basic equipment, these attacks are inexpensive to launch and are feasible "for a semi-skilled attacker," the advisory warned.

The group warned that there is no comprehensive solution for the problem because it is a flaw in the basic 802.11 standard. However, it noted that the attack ends as soon as the attacking transmission is over and that "well shielded" enterprise WLANs with a solid security infrastructure should be immune.

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