Re: How is Blaster caught?

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Date: 08/17/03

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    On Sun, 17 Aug 2003 17:32:00 +0200, cquirke <cquirke@iafrica.com>
    wrote:

    >>I wasn't aware of that bolt-on, but then I'm not entirely clear what RPC
    >>*does* anyway <g> If they made the buffer overrun mistake back in NT 4 or
    >>whenever,it seems unlikely they happened to fix it when they made the win98
    >>bolt-on, n'est ce pas?
    >
    >As has been pointed out, the bolt-on files for Win98xx (and presumably
    >WinME) are versioned as per NT (4.0?), suggesting the same hole is
    >likely. If the RPC add-on was pushed via Windows Update, it may be an
    >ironic case of patching yourself *into* trouble.
    >
    >Precidents exist, where MS has seriously underestimated the scope of a
    >hole because they forgot how they pushed and dribbled functionality
    >outside of the obvious version lines. Remember the SQL server hole
    >that turned out to be relevant to many Win9x, thanks to a "lite"
    >version being bundled with Office's Access post-Jet database engine?

    1. Does the patch install on Win 98/ME ?
    2. Since Win 98 is no longer supported will there ever be a patch?
    3. Have there been any confirmed cases of Win 98/ME infections by the
    current worm and its variants?

      
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