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

From: Javier Gomez [SBS MVP] (javier_gomez_at_remove.this.engineer.com)
Date: 02/11/04 

Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2004 22:25:40 -0500

I haven't gone over the details of this particular bulletin... but, you
could have someone VPN with an infected machine or connect a infected laptop
into the local network. 

-- 
Javier [SBS MVP]
<< SBS ROCKS !!! >>
"Douglas McIver" <douglas@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:O0xYGxE8DHA.2524@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> 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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