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All Things Microsoft => Microsoft as a Company => Topic started by: mobrien_12 on 14 April 2004, 12:17

Title: many many many MSOS holes published
Post by: mobrien_12 on 14 April 2004, 12:17: http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20040413S0009 (http://www.techweb.com/wire/story/TWB20040413S0009)

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Excerpt from the article
The most dangerous of the four new vulnerabilities is in the RPC Runtime Library, which could be exploited by an attacker who crafts a specially-built message to Windows. The hacker could take complete remote control of the system, although Microsoft said that the most likely result of an attack would be a denial of service, which would bring down Windows.
Title: many many many MSOS holes published
Post by: Xeen on 14 April 2004, 19:52: I give it 2 weeks before the new exploits start going around.
Title: many many many MSOS holes published
Post by: WMD on 15 April 2004, 00:15: I give it less. :D
Title: many many many MSOS holes published
Post by: PseudoRandomDragon on 15 April 2004, 07:40: That is why I patched today. Windows 2k has more holes than 98. UGH!
Title: many many many MSOS holes published
Post by: young1024 on 16 April 2004, 00:22: How many Microsoft Windows vulnerabilites does it take for hackers to take over the world?

One. Just one giant, obvious hole. I have not-so-fond memories of the MyDoom virus. :(
Title: many many many MSOS holes published
Post by: Claris on 18 April 2004, 03:46: quote:
Originally posted by M. O'Brien:
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....although Microsoft said that the most likely result of an attack would be a denial of service, which would bring down Windows.

A better denial of service would be just leaving it running. :rolleyes: