Researcher: Cracked Cisco appliance and installed Doom on it
Security researcher Aaron Thacker actually just wanted to build a server out of a Cisco appliance. He discovered a vulnerability in the web-based management interface of the Cisco Integrated Management Controller. He then installed Doom and played it as a demo in the management console. Security researcher Aaron Thacker only managed to hack a Cisco C195 Email Security Appliance, but the vulnerability affects a whole range of Cisco devices. Thacker just wanted to build a server out of the appliance and discovered the vulnerability during the conversion. He then started a chain of attacks: He changed the BIOS,…