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Old 01-20-2010, 09:41 AM   #1
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Windows hole discovered after 17 years - Update

"Microsoft isn't having an easy time of it these days. In addition to the unpatched hole in Internet Explorer, a now published hole in Windows allows users with restricted access to escalate their privileges to system level – and this is believed to be possible on all 32-bit versions of Windows from Windows NT 3.1 up to, and including Windows 7. While the vulnerability is likely to affect home users in only a minor way, the administrators of corporate networks will probably have their hands full this week."

The full report is at h-online.com.

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Old 01-21-2010, 01:58 AM   #2
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Re: Windows hole discovered after 17 years - Update

Thanks Trip.
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No worries, Nug. Nice to "see" you again.
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Re: Windows hole discovered after 17 years - Update

Thanx man!! I didnt know that.
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Re: Windows hole discovered after 17 years - Update

I just wonder, what would cost more: chase vulnerabilities on my Windows- driven servers endlessly (it seems something is always there that goes horribly wrong with Windows) or switch all the server side to Linux thereby saying goodbye not only to chasing vulnerabilities but to licencing costs as well...
Just a thought, though...
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Re: Windows hole discovered after 17 years - Update

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...or switch all the server side to Linux thereby saying goodbye not only to chasing vulnerabilities but to licencing costs as well...

If you truly believe that you don't have to chase vulnerabilities on Linux, you're setting yourself up as a target.
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