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Time:
01:03 EST/06:03 GMT | News Source:
Ent Mag |
Posted By: Kenneth van Surksum |
Microsoft today confirmed the existence of an unpatched Windows flaw that could allow a remote attacker to crash the system and produce a blue screen.
A specially crafted network packet sent to an affected system could trigger a crash because of a vulnerability in the Server Message Block protocol null pointer dereference in the server driver (srv.sys). Internet Security Systems (ISS) recommends blocking TCP ports 139 and 445 at the perimeter firewall, both inbound and outbound.
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#1 By
9589 (68.17.52.2)
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8/1/2006 4:32:05 AM
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"Internet Security Systems (ISS) recommends blocking TCP ports 139 and 445 at the perimeter firewall, both inbound and outbound."
Gee, I'll get right on that - duh!
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#2 By
37047 (216.191.227.68)
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8/1/2006 8:34:58 AM
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I predict that Parker will spend hours scouring the security sites looking for evidence that something like this has also happened to at least one Unix variant, so therefore, Microsoft software is still perfectly safe for everyone, and no one has anything to be concerned about. :-)
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#3 By
7754 (216.160.8.41)
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8/1/2006 11:04:45 AM
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#2--especially since you're savvy enough to check out Shields-Up, why on earth do you have those ports open???
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#4 By
32132 (64.180.219.241)
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8/1/2006 12:11:10 PM
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#1 I second that duh!
#3 Chocolate with sprinkles.
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#5 By
37047 (216.191.227.68)
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8/1/2006 3:39:09 PM
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#5: Can I have fries with that?
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#7 By
15406 (216.191.227.68)
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8/2/2006 2:45:43 PM
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#6: Confirmation that Parkkker works at McDonalds, except they won't let him work the fry machine.
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#8 By
32132 (142.32.208.232)
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8/2/2006 3:33:08 PM
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#8 Still bitter about only having a PIII to organize coffee? Thats all you deserve.
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#9 By
15406 (216.191.227.68)
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8/2/2006 4:05:27 PM
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#10: No, but some fries would make me happy. Hop to it. Oops, I asked the wrong guy. Maybe soon you'll graduate to the fry machine.
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