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Windows DCOM exploit (was Re: What you don't want to hear from a

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (George Bakos)
Fri Jul 25 15:49:17 2003

Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2003 15:47:17 -0400
From: George Bakos <gbakos@ists.dartmouth.edu>
Cc: jtk@depaul.edu, nanog@merit.edu
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On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 14:29:13 -0500
John Kristoff <jtk@depaul.edu> wrote:

> Maybe it'll help start the weekend with a smile.

Smile for now; it probably won't last. The Windows DCOM exploit that was
released today, works perfectly. BTW, how many residential networks (worm
fodder) really need port 135/tcp open, anyway?

And I thought I would have time to split some cordwood today. Rats.

-- 
George Bakos
Institute for Security Technology Studies - IRIA
Dartmouth College
gbakos@ists.dartmouth.edu
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603.646.0666 -fax

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