] "Cisco believes that the improper publication of this
] information does not create increased risk to customers'
] Cisco equipment," the company said in a letter to
] customers and partners posted on Wednesday on its Web
] site.

Lets hope they are correct. That leaked code is going to have many eyeballs parse it. The effects of a Cisco router worm are not something I'd care to see.

] Cisco said it does not appear the theft was the result of
] a vulnerability in any of its products, nor does the
] company believe it was the result of any action taken by
] an employee or contractor.

Any word on how the code leaked?