RE: Fw: Serious Security Issue in Windows XP SP2's Firewall

From: John Fleming (jfleming_at_creativeventuresofboca.com)
Date: 09/24/04

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    To: "'Harlan Carvey'" <keydet89@yahoo.com>, <focus-ms@securityfocus.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Sep 2004 12:59:55 -0400

    I installed SP2 on several machines on my domain am monitoring closely for
    application issues. We all know it is enabled on Network and Dial-up
    adapters by default. It does have File and Printer Sharing enabled on the
    protected Network connections after install. I however don't see this as an
    exploit or bug, but just another detail to remember to check if you don't
    want it enabled after install. I think the editors just poorly explained the
    article or jumped the gun too quickly.

    John
    Boca Raton, FL

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Harlan Carvey [mailto:keydet89@yahoo.com]
    Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 7:01 AM
    To: focus-ms@securityfocus.com
    Cc: Thor
    Subject: Re: Fw: Serious Security Issue in Windows XP SP2's Firewall

    > This article in pc-welt was brought to my attention
    > yesterday, and I just
    > have no idea what they are talking about. It is
    > like the entire piece is
    > totally bogus-- has anyone seen anything about this?

    I think you're right. I read through the first two
    lines of the SP2 "issue"...this "certain
    configuration" they're talking about is essentially
    allowing file and printer sharing, even with the f/w
    enabled. Uh...duh!

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