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[Security-fyi] Major Windows Vulnerability Announcement
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Linda LeBlanc)
Mon Jul 21 23:28:42 2003
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Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 23:27:59 -0400
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URGENT Windows Vulnerability Notification
Because of an urgently needed security update for all Microsoft Windows
computers, MIT Information
Systems is taking the unprecedented step of sending this letter to everyone
in the MIT community.
You will need to perform the update yourself (unless you have a local
system administrator)
-- the update process should take less than 10 minutes. The update was
announced July 16
in Microsoft's bulletin MS03-026 and relates to the RPC part of the Windows
operating system.
This update will fix a security problem that gives remote intruders the
means to break into
SEVERAL THOUSAND Windows computers at MIT!
To obtain the update and get more information about this security update at
MIT, go to:
http//web.mit.edu/net-security/windows.html
If you would like assistance from Information Systems, please contact the
Help Desk at
3-1102 or computing-help@mit.edu
Linda LeBlanc for security@mit.edu
[Please respond with the case number in the subject line
to security@mit.edu and not to me personally. Thank you.]
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