Worrying Microsoft Vulnerability
Necropolis
Hawarden, Wales Icrontian
Just been browsing the net and have found <a href="http://www.dotproject.org/news.php?action=read&id=3220" target="new">this</a>
Looks like it is time to update your OS's.
Please install MS03-026 patch NOW!
(30-7-2003)
Reminder: over a week ago MS released a critical patch for a security issue in RPC, All NT based Windows editions are affected Windows NT4, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.
If a worm is developed to use this exploit CodeRED and Slammer will look like child play. Please apply the patch ASAP, don't wait till after the weekend, codes to develop a worm are already posted in hacker forums.
NOW -> <a href="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-026.asp" target="new">Microsoft TechNet security/bulletin/MS03-026.asp
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CodeRED and Slammer did not do much damage on the local system, it was concentrating on spreading itself via network. CodeRED and Slammer did not do much damage on the local system, it was concentrating on spreading itself via network.
This time a malicious hacker could decide to wipe the system after it has infected 10 machines. With this exploit it can gain access with system privileges, which is the highest privilege on a Windows system.
The "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" days are over in a connected world, OK the system might be running fine, but it is broke, a door is wide open.....
The company that discovered it has more info on it: <a href="http://lsd-pl.net/special.html" target="new">LSD-PL.Net.
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Looks like it is time to update your OS's.
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