> You get the idea. This is non issue. I disagree. You are involved in intense business negotiations. During lunch you leave your notebook unattended assuming it is safe with a password protected userID. Your competitor goes in to the conference room and logs in with Administrator and installs something like eBlaster to log everything you do and email it to him. Far fetched, but not a non-issue. _____ From: Mike Vasquez [mailto:mike.vasquez@xxxxxxxxx] To: Jeremy Brown [mailto:0xjbrown41@xxxxxxxxx] Cc: MustLive [mailto:mustlive@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx], bugtraq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bugtraq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thu, 14 May 2009 11:02:38 -0400 Subject: Re: Insufficient Authentication vulnerability in Asus notebook Once someone has physical access all bets are off, there's a lot the can do. 1) steal it 2) boot off cd and reset/enable admin acct 3) boot off cd and grab all hashes 4) pour a perfectly good frappucino on the keyboard 5) cover it with smiley face stickers You get the idea. This is non issue.
