[c-nsp] GNi/365main Above.net peering problems? (fwd)

[Tuc at T-B-O-H.NET]

Hi,

	Has anyone heard more about this "0 day" issue?

		Tuc

> Received this update for GNi:
> 
> > At this time we believe we have found a Cisco day 0 network  
> > vulnerability.
> >
> > We have 20+ routers in our core network - 6 of the 20 have the  
> > identical route
> > processor and IOS version.  These 6 have been affected in 3 separate
> > geographical locations in the past several days.  The network issues  
> > range
> > from simple SNMP failure to loss of BGP or OSPF communications.   
> > These are
> > creating black holes intermittently across our network. We are  
> > experiencing as
> > much as 20% of networks not available at this time.
> >
> > We have been coordinating with Cisco for the past two days and have  
> > deployed
> > patches to address the problem.  Overall, we have determined that  
> > the fastest,
> > surest path to restoring 100% network normality is to replace these  
> > 6 routers.
> > We will continue this process to replace these 6 routers.
> >
> > Two of the six affected routers have already been replaced and  
> > clients have
> > been moved.  We are now replacing the remaining 4 affected routers.
> > We know that this week has been very painful and frustrating for  
> > you.  We will
> > provide a detailed and open RFO Reason For Outage post mortem  
> > document as soon
> > as we have the replaced the affected routers.
> >
> > Also, I will be updating all customers who have opened tickets at  
> > least every
> > two hours from this time to ensure that all customers have the  
> > latest status
> > information.  If you would prefer a phone call status report, please  
> > note it
> > on the ticket and I will also give you a call to answer any additional
> > questions you may have.  In addition, you may call the NOC at your  
> > convenience
> > at (415) 979-9786.
> >
> > Thank you for your patience.
>