[Dxspider-support] M$ Wondows vunerability

Dirk Koopman djk at tobit.co.uk
Sat Aug 2 22:13:58 BST 2003


This isn't anything to do with DXSpider as such, but it is relevant to
all Windows nodes. 

Please would you all do a windows update to prevent this exploit
affecting you and, more seriously, possibly affecting other nodes that
you connect to.

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2003-19.html

DXSpider doesn't use any features (that I know about) that would allow
it to become a vector of this exploit. The fault is so fundamental to
way that windows works, that all windows users and nodes should install
the patches provided by M$. This will protect both yourselves and, also,
other people that you connect to.

Think Slammer and think of the advantages of getting immunised in
advance...

Don't wait. Do it today. In fact: do it now.

73 Dirk G1TLH
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