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Title: Important security update - all platforms
Post by: kinmel on Jul 09, 2008, 07:37:11

A security update for all O.S.s has been secretly developed to overcome a flaw in the DNS system and it has been released today.

BBC Link (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7496735.stm)

MS Security Bulletin (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-037.mspx)

It is included in today's MS updates.

Title: Re: Important security update - all platforms
Post by: Gary on Jul 09, 2008, 07:38:20

Read it got it, not surprised ::) the net is not your friend :(

Title: Re: Important security update - all platforms
Post by: Gary on Jul 09, 2008, 08:49:06

Quote from: Killhippie on Jul 09, 2008, 07:38:20
Read it got it, not surprised ::) the net is not your friend :(

Don't remember seeing this update for my vista box though :angel:

Title: Re: Important security update - all platforms
Post by: somanyholes on Jul 09, 2008, 09:32:31

This is quite impresive, this doc shows the list of vendors that cooperated to sort this out. job well done. Now we wait for the proof and concept to be released, (beginning of next month) and yet more botnets to appear.....

http://securosis.com/publications/CERT%20Advisory.doc

Title: Re: Important security update - all platforms
Post by: Gary on Jul 09, 2008, 09:37:40

Quote from: somanyholes on Jul 09, 2008, 09:32:31
This is quite impresive, this doc shows the list of vendors that cooperated to sort this out. job well done. Now we wait for the proof and concept to be released, (beginning of next month) and yet more botnets to appear.....

http://securosis.com/publications/CERT%20Advisory.doc

Happy days So, for all those who do not patch this will cause major grief >:(

Title: Re: Important security update - all platforms
Post by: Sebby on Jul 09, 2008, 19:40:50

Quote from: Killhippie on Jul 09, 2008, 08:49:06
Don't remember seeing this update for my vista box though :angel:

Haven't they stopped developing Vista now? :whistle:

Okay, I promise to stop with the Vista jokes now! :sry:

Title: Re: Important security update - all platforms
Post by: Rik on Jul 10, 2008, 08:55:51

I notice you didn't say when, Seb. ;D

Title: Re: Important security update - all platforms
Post by: Sebby on Jul 10, 2008, 20:43:20

That was intentional. :P

Title: Re: Important security update - all platforms
Post by: Rik on Jul 11, 2008, 09:55:36

Title: Re: Important security update - all platforms
Post by: somanyholes on Jul 22, 2008, 08:03:38

for those that wan't to read about the flaw, the information has now been leaked before it was meant to be released. Info available here, get your propeller on ;)

http://blogs.buanzo.com.ar/2008/07/matasano-kaminsky-dns-forgery.html

Title: Re: Important security update - all platforms
Post by: Simon on Jul 22, 2008, 08:10:12

Might as well be Chinese to me, but thanks, So. :)

Title: Re: Important security update - all platforms
Post by: Gary on Jul 22, 2008, 08:28:13

Quote from: Sebby on Jul 09, 2008, 19:40:50
Haven't they stopped developing Vista now? :whistle:

Okay, I promise to stop with the Vista jokes now! :sry:

It was because XP was more vulnerable sebby, Vista did not need the update :tongue: ;)

Title: Re: Important security update - all platforms
Post by: Glenn on Jul 22, 2008, 08:36:56

Windows Home Server is missing from the list, but Windows Server 2003 that it is based on is there?

Title: Re: Important security update - all platforms
Post by: Gary on Jul 22, 2008, 08:38:36

Quote from: Glenn on Jul 22, 2008, 08:36:56
Windows Home Server is missing from the list, but Windows Server 2003 that it is based on is there?

Windows home server 2008 seems quite robust Glenn :)

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