By Eduard Kovacs on October 23, 2014
Researchers have found that a large number of networking devices are vulnerable to cyberattacks because of poor implementation or configuration of the Network Address Translation - Port Mapping Protocol (NAT-PMP).
Jon Hart, a security researcher with Rapid7, reported on Tuesday that the security firm identified roughly 1.2 million Internet-connected devices affected by malicious port mapping manipulation and information disclosure vulnerabilities.
NAT-PMP is a UDP protocol deployed on NAT devices that allows users from a public network (i.e., the Internet) to access TCP or UDP services from a private network that's located behind the NAT device. NAT-PMP is usually found in small office/home office (SOHO) routers and other networking devices.
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1.2 Million Networking Devices Vulnerable Due to NAT-PMP Issues
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