Re: << Security bulletin 04-006 WINS security issue [yup that affects us pretty much]

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From: Douglas McIver (douglas_at_nospam.com)
Date: 02/11/04 

Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 21:08:06 -0600

I am curious how it can attack my network if I have everything behind a
firewall with the exception of port 25 open for SMTP traffic?

Don't worry, I am going to deploy it, just trying ot understand how exactly
it is supposed to penetrate my network.

Thanks,
Douglas
"Jeff Middleton [SBS-MVP]" <jeff@cfisolutions.com> wrote in message
news:e0cajBE8DHA.3704@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Everything like this eventually gets to WU, but I would recommend that you
> manually obtain a copy of this set of patches (MS04-007 particularly) and
> move as quickly as possible to get these patches in.
>
> MS04-007 deserves putting on a floppy and walking to every machine you
have
> immediately if you have no faster way to deploy it. Get my drift??
>
>
> "Trevor OE News" <thetrev68 @ hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:%23Gv7eQA8DHA.2572@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Will these show up in windowsupdate, or do I need to download them
> > seperately?
> >
> > -Trevor
> >
> > "Susan Bradley, CPA aka Ebitz - SBS Rocks [MVP]" <sbradcpa@pacbell.net>
> > wrote in message news:OZztSKA8DHA.2952@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > MS04-006
> > > Vulnerability in the Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS) Could
Allow
> > > Code Execution (830352)
> > > http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS04-006.asp
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > http://www.sbslinks.com/really.htm
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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