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FYI…
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?date=2005-02-22
Updated February 23rd 2005 04:34 UTC
"Windows XP SP2 Patch -
In a late entry for today, Microsoft released a patch for Windows XP SP2 systems to address an issue, which could cause a computer to stop responding if certain firewall or antivirus programs are installed (which products is unknown at this time). This issue will typically result in a blue screen with a stop error message of "Stop 0x05 (INVALID_PROCESS_ATTACH_ATTEMPT)". The following Knowledge Base article was mention on the Full Disclosure, bugtraq, and ntbugtraq lists last week, but there was not a general announcement by Microsoft about its release. It is surmised that this is because the patch is not exactly a security patch. Instead it was more of a hotfix for the stop condition/blue screen scenario and is not covered by the standard security bulletins.
Since the initial chatter last week about the patch, MS has apparently pushed the patch up a level to be a more critical patch without a security bulletin which may be forthcoming. So imagine my surprise when my computer announces that it has downloaded a critical patch and is ready to install. (What? It isn't MS Patch Tuesday…oh wait…it is a tuesday here still and MS did release a critical patch…so i guess it is after all. ARGH!)
So those with automatic updates or going to windows update should start seeing this patch today. ***This problem may also exist in Windows 2003 server but a patch has yet to be released. ***
For more information on it, please see: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887742 …"
- http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?date=2005-02-22
Updated February 23rd 2005 04:34 UTC
"Windows XP SP2 Patch -
In a late entry for today, Microsoft released a patch for Windows XP SP2 systems to address an issue, which could cause a computer to stop responding if certain firewall or antivirus programs are installed (which products is unknown at this time). This issue will typically result in a blue screen with a stop error message of "Stop 0x05 (INVALID_PROCESS_ATTACH_ATTEMPT)". The following Knowledge Base article was mention on the Full Disclosure, bugtraq, and ntbugtraq lists last week, but there was not a general announcement by Microsoft about its release. It is surmised that this is because the patch is not exactly a security patch. Instead it was more of a hotfix for the stop condition/blue screen scenario and is not covered by the standard security bulletins.
Since the initial chatter last week about the patch, MS has apparently pushed the patch up a level to be a more critical patch without a security bulletin which may be forthcoming. So imagine my surprise when my computer announces that it has downloaded a critical patch and is ready to install. (What? It isn't MS Patch Tuesday…oh wait…it is a tuesday here still and MS did release a critical patch…so i guess it is after all. ARGH!)
So those with automatic updates or going to windows update should start seeing this patch today. ***This problem may also exist in Windows 2003 server but a patch has yet to be released. ***
For more information on it, please see: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/887742 …"