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Just a quick note to all, if you were interested in the MSN Video Beta that was announced a couple of days ago then head on over to video.msn.com to witness it for yourself as Microsoft test their latest Video technology.

MSN Video will offer custom programming to consumers, so they can watch the type of programming that most interests them, from news to sports to entertainment to a host of other topics, or even specific program segments. When the offering becomes broadly available, consumers will have the opportunity to watch segments of their favorite television programming on demand from any device that supports broadband Internet access.

Video: View MSN Video Player
News source: In-House

But the firm added that "significant barriers exist" which may prevent reliable exploitation outside controlled lab conditions.

ISS said that Microsoft has not yet released a patch for the vulnerability, and urged network administrators to assess external exposure to vulnerabilities associated with Microsoft services running on ports 135, 137, 138, 139, 445 and 593 on both the network perimeter and VPN connections.

Speaking at Microsoft's Partner Summit in New Orleans last week, chief executive Steve Ballmer criticised security researchers and their methods of disclosing vulnerabilities early.

"These are people who discover vulnerabilities, and it's part of their job to go public with them," he said.

"What we have done over the last six months is intersect with them to make sure disclosure is done in a more responsible way. I wish these people would just be quiet, but that's not going to happen."

ISS countered that it had speeded up disclosure of the vulnerability because tools are in circulation to demonstrate the DoS condition.