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    Microsoft Out-of-Band Security Bulletin

    Good Morning All!

    I say good morning since it's 2AM here, and I assume many members won't read this until morning, and I think this is a wonderful way to start the day

    Microsoft will be releasing a Out-of-Band Security Bulletin tomorrow.

    I wonder what fun will await us.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HTRegz View Post
    Good Morning All!

    I say good morning since it's 2AM here, and I assume many members won't read this until morning, and I think this is a wonderful way to start the day

    Microsoft will be releasing a Out-of-Band Security Bulletin tomorrow.

    I wonder what fun will await us.

    Tyler.
    Or an awful way to start the afternoon (6Pm here).

    Just took a quick read over the linked page and i guess we will need to wait a little longer to get the whole picture.

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    If you haven't patched yet... patch.

    According to the MS Advisory it was only being used in targeted attacks. This has changed now... There's exploit code on a popular exploit website, and apparently there's a worm making the rounds.

    Also, kudos to phernandez for the superb article. He manages to get quotes from some pretty incredible people heh.

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    "We also have to consider what this could mean to smaller retailers focused on PCI compliance. I worked for a small business in the past where they had SBS [Small Business Server] 2000 directly connected to the internet, and traffic was being routed through that server. Setups like this do exist and they are vulnerable
    Wouldnt a NAT router block this???


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    Quote Originally Posted by morganlefay View Post
    Wouldnt a NAT router block this???
    Yes, it would.. And so does a firewall..
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    Quote Originally Posted by HTRegz View Post
    Also, kudos to phernandez for the superb article. He manages to get quotes from some pretty incredible people heh.
    LOL, thanks!

    Agreed, patch and update those signatures. If MS is this concerned it should give you a clue as to the severity of the attacks they've been observing.

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    phew....luckly I have both

    who would have the server service pointing to the www anyway....you are just asking for trouble

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    Quote Originally Posted by morganlefay View Post
    who would have the server service pointing to the www anyway....you are just asking for trouble
    No sane person would do that.. But then again if all computer users were sane I would be out of a job
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    Quote Originally Posted by morganlefay View Post
    phew....luckly I have both

    who would have the server service pointing to the www anyway....you are just asking for trouble

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    You'd be surprised at how many people just plug their computer into their cable modem still, or directly into their DSL. When I was home last christmas, I discovered that was how my sisters internet was setup... I unplugged it and went straight out and got a linksys router to put in between.

    One of my other quotes, which didn't make the article, was along the lines of hoping that a worm wouldn't spread to much because hopefully not to many people are using computers that are directly connected to the net. However I have seen it quite a bit.

    I think one of the places that this will be a problem is college / university residences... many of them forbid NAT devices in front of your computer.

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