Attack code comes on heels of Microsoft patches
Posted by Steven Parker on 15 June 2006 - 12:09 · 2 comments & 3018 views
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#1 Posted by markjensen on 15 Jun 2006 - 13:22
- Wow! The 'bad guys' certainly work quickly!
Let's just hope that the admins patch their PCs as soon as possible (this includes home users, where I hope that the clueless users have Automatic Updates turned on).
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#2 Posted by Mathiasdm on 15 Jun 2006 - 14:18
- I just installed the updates.
The only thing I didn't install was a WGA thing.
It popped up a warning about 'beta software'.
I don't install beta software unless I want it to be installed.
But at least two flaws were made public for the first time on Tuesday as part of the company's monthly security update. Security firms reported finding the code in Wednesday. The exploit code for previously unknown flaws means hackers could use the code to pounce on computer systems where managers are slow to apply patches.
"Microsoft is aware that detailed exploit code was published on the Internet for some of the vulnerabilities," the software maker said in a statement. "With the exception of MS06-027 (the Word malware that began circulating last month), Microsoft is not currently aware of any active attacks utilizing this exploit code...the exploit code does not affect users who have installed all June security updates."
In all, Microsoft issued patches for 21 flaws in its security update, saying all but two of them could let an intruder run malicious code on a compromised computer. Some of the exploits that appear on the Web are for "critical" flaws in Windows Media Player and for "routing and remote access."