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Exploits Circulating for Latest Windows Holes

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the netcraft-confirms-that-trolls-are-uncreative dept.

1sockchuck writes "Exploits are already circulating for at least two (and possibly four) of the Windows security holes addressed in Microsoft's updates on Tuesday. Several working exploits have been released for a new vulnerability in Windows Plug and Play technology, which could be used to spread a worm targeting Windows 2000 machines, according to eEye security, which has released a free scanner to help network admins identify vulnerable computers."

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  1. Microsoft Induced? by Deltaspectre · · Score: 5, Funny

    Perhaps this vulnerability was a 'Feature' to get people to migrate away from Windows 2000?

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  2. Only two or four... by __aaclcg7560 · · Score: 4, Funny

    At least, Microsoft is maintaining great quality control.

  3. Is it really New? by ellem · · Score: 4, Funny

    I mean W2K has been around for about... uh, 5 years?

    So isn't this just an old exploit that was just found?

    See? Having 900,000,000,000 lines of code is a good thing.

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    1. Re:Is it really New? by dagr8tim · · Score: 2, Funny
      I mean W2K has been around for about... uh, 5 years? So isn't this just an old exploit that was just found?

      This just goes to prove that hackers are getting as lazy. I mean it took them 5 years to find this hidden feature. Or maybe MS programmers have more forsight than we give them credit for.

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  4. I don't know exactly why... by Stanistani · · Score: 2, Funny

    But I'm reminded of a childhood verse...
    "The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out
    The worms play pinochle on your snout..."

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  5. Scanner? by Fear+the+Clam · · Score: 5, Funny

    "...eEye security, which has released a free scanner to help network admins identify vulnerable computers.

    What, the Windows startup screen wasn't sufficient to identify vulnerable computers?

  6. steps ahead by fihzy · · Score: 4, Funny


    Once again: (original at http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=71367&cid=6457 101)

    10) find big remote vulnerability in product
    20) perfect the exploit
    30) have fun with it for months
    40) find another big hole in same product
    50) perfect exploit for hole
    60) alert vendor about original hole
    70) have fun with new hole
    80) goto 40

  7. Re:It is interesting that... by Changa_MC · · Score: 2, Funny

    To beg a question is to ask a question to answer itself. (Please, please, question, give me your answer!)

    Like a little kid saying, "Do you like this, say yes?"
    Begging, so that you'll know what you're supposed to say.

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