[Asterisk-Users] ATA-186 locking: implausible unlock method

[Gary]

gee, this sounds worse than any current virus or worm.

has this vunerability been reported to the appropriate NON cisco people
so a worldwide alert can be issued ??  :-)

On Wed, 20 Aug 2003 11:27:39 -0700, John Todd wrote:

>
>For those of you wanting to salvage your Cisco ATA-186 after 
>inadvertent locking, or after recovering your devices from a vendor 
>who has locked them, here is a rainy-day project for you:
>
>http://www.sst.com/downloads/datasheet/S71077.pdf
>
>The above document gives exact specifications on the 4mb flash EEPROM 
>that stores all program and configuration data on the ATA-186 (aka 
>Komodo.)  If you have a suitably delicate hand, a large amount of 
>sophisticated equipment, and some good clamps, you might be able to 
>erase those sections on the chip which contain the configuration 
>data.  Maybe.  :)  I would advise writing off a few ATA's while you 
>try this, and I'd also write off a few weeks of time while you 
>attempt it (unless, of course, you happen to be an unnamed 
>three-letter US government agency who is good at this particular type 
>of craft, and you happen to send me an anonymous email message with 
>instructions for the home user.  Hint hint.)
>
>Please aim your negative karma at Cisco for creating a piece of 
>hardware that can be rendered useless with software.  This is against 
>all previous ideology of Cisco, and is a disturbing trend.
>
>JT
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