MS03-026 (823980) Scanning Tool Available

From: Jerry Bryant [MSFT] (jbryant_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 08/14/03 

Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2003 14:43:42 -0700

The following tool has just been released:

Microsoft has released a KB 823980 Scanning Tool (KB823980scan.exe) that can
be used to scan networks to identify host computers that do not have the
823980 security patch (MS03-026) installed. For additional information about
the 823980 security patch (MS03-026), click the following article number to
view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge
Base:
823980 MS03-026: Buffer Overrun in RPC Interface May Allow Code Execution
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;823980

For additional information about a new worm virus that tries to exploit
the DCOM RPC vulnerability that is fixed by the 823980 security patch
(MS03-026), click the following article number to view the article in
the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
826955 Virus Alert About the W32.Blaster.Worm Worm
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;826955

Download location:
http://microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=C8F04C6C-B71B-4992-91F1-AAA785E709DA&displaylang=en

The MS03-026 bulletin is being updated now as well. 

-- 
Regards,
Jerry Bryant - MCSE, MCDBA
Microsoft IT Communities
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