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Microsoft Identifies, Patches Another Critical RPC Hole

Posted by timothy on from the capn-we-need-more-glue-down-here dept.

Dynamoo writes "Microsoft have another critical vulnerability in the Windows NT/2000/XP/2003 line of OSes, allowing a remote attacker to run arbitrary code. In other words, this probably carries about the same risk as the well-documented RPC hole exploited by MSBlaster and Nachi. A Knowledgebase article is also available. Given the experience of the RPC exploit, this probably gives administrators a couple of weeks to patch all the systems in their organisations. Again. Shucks, we haven't even finished patching the RPC flaw yet." You might want to keep your laptop's batteries charged; this NewsForge article suggests that the Blaster worm may have played a role in the August 14th blackout affecting the eastern U.S. Update: 09/10 20:41 GMT by T : Reader AcquaCow suggests that administrators with multiple machines to patch visit Microsoft's Software Update Services (whitepaper), a tool for "managing and distributing critical Windows patches."

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  1. Fraaaaap PorsssssT by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    FP!!! meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!

  2. Quit preaching to the choir by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Nobody cares about your Microsoft bug stories.

  3. blaargle!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    teh lame suxors! s1ngle phlat b4rn!

  4. Here's what should be done by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Someone for God's sake create a destructive virus. There needs to be a backlash at this kind of thing and that is the only way to do it. Just have a worm that flips random bits on random files or something, and stop messing around with those silly worms.

  5. Again... by tsa · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Yawn

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  6. Re:JUST BULLSHIT AND NOTHING MORE! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    or maybe we're still mad at he did to Robert Oppenheimer? (see I can be as obtuse as you! :P )

  7. Re:+5 Funny for the mods.... by botzi · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    A proof we need new moderation system. It would have been nice to "moderate the moderators" on this post as +5 Funny, because of the informative rating;o))))))
    Unless I'm missing something;o?

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  8. Aw... Damnit... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Fuuuuuuuuuckk.....

    I don't need this shit...

  9. A September 11 equivalent. . . by jafac · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Today, the Department of Homeland Security, following up on last week's ban on airline passengers carrying a vintage civil war officer's cutlass, has now decided that the Scottish claymore is also a potentially dangerous weapon, and could be used to hijack and aircraft.
    Security Researchers at DOHS are also investigating the potential of a .38 special revolver loaded with .357 magnum ammo as a threat to airline security.

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