Exploit Released for Unpatched Windows Flaw

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday December 28, 2005 @01:02PM from the patch-it dept.

woodchuck writes "Washington Post reports that another Windows hole has been found and exploit code is now running lose that makes swiss cheese of current patches and security measures. From the article: "Security researchers have released instructions for exploiting a previously unknown security hole in Windows XP and Windows 2003 Web Server with all of the latest patches applied. Anti-virus company Symantec warned of the new exploit, which it said uses a vulnerability in the way Windows computers process certain image files (Windows Meta Files, or those ending in .wmf). Symantec said the exploit is designed to download and run a program from the Web that downloads several malicious files, including tools that attackers could use to control vulnerable computers via IRC.""

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Re:They call hackers researchers now? by GaryPatterson · 2005-12-28 13:23 · Score: 5, Insightful

You're fighting a lost battle there. The common understanding of the word 'hacker' now implies criminal behaviour.

The whole 'white hat' and 'black hat' thing never made it to the media, so all hackers are 'black hats' now.