[pchelpers] Re: News:Microsoft Releases Emergency Security Patch

Hi John,

There is an exploit out already.

--Scott.

Saturday, October 25, 2008, 1:22:54 PM, you wrote:

JD> Microsoft is issuing an emergency security patch to prevent hostile code
JD> from executing remote procedure calls. The "out-of-band" patch for
JD> Windows is described as critical, though there are few details about any
JD> exploit. The security flaw in Windows is "wormable," meaning it could be
JD> exploited without any action by the user. 

JD> more here:
JD> http://www.data-storage-today.com/story.xhtml?story_id=62608




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