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November 18, 2003Attack code surfaces for latest Windows vulnerabilityWell this cycle was musch shorter from patch to exploit. ComputerWorld reports that two examples of "exploit" code for a buffer overrun in the Windows Workstation Service were posted to security-related Internet discussion groups on Friday and Saturday. This is in relation to Microsoft's Security Bulletin MS03-049, which was released last last Tuesday. This service is turned on by default in Windows 2000 and XP systems and allows computers on a network to connect to file servers and network printers, Microsoft said. This goes to show how the new secure coding and policy of least privilege principles at Microsoft have come into play. With such services turned off on Windows Server 2003 by default, the attack surface is significantly reduced, and I would bet is the reason it was not affected. (Although thats a wild ass guess here. Guess I should install WS2K3 in VMWare and check that) Posted by SilverStr at November 18, 2003 06:42 AM | TrackBack |
 
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