MIcrosoft’s Newest Operating Systems Vulnerable to Old Flaw
Microsoft Confirms SMB2 Flaw, Heightens Severity
By Ryan Naraine
Microsoft has issued a formal security advisory to confirm the remote reboot flaw in its implementation of the SMB2 protocol, going a step further to warn that a successful attack could lead to remote code execution and full system takeover.
via Microsoft Confirms SMB2 Flaw, Heightens Severity | threatpost.
Ugh. This is an issue from 9x and 2k. Sounds like some of the same old mistakes are still being committed int he latest iterations of Windows.
Categories: Microsoft, Security, Security Alerts, Vista, Windows, Windows 7
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