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MS08-001 exploit released

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FYI…

- http://preview.tinyurl.com/364gvn
January 17, 2008 (Infoworld) - "…The code is not available to the general public (Ed. note: "Yet"). It was released Thursday to security professionals who use Immunity's Canvas computer security testing software. It causes the Windows system to crash but does not let the attacker run malicious software on the victim's system… The bug is particularly troublesome for two reasons. First, it affects a widely used Windows component that is turned on by default. Worse, no user interaction is required to trigger the flaw, meaning that it could be exploited in a self-copying worm attack. MS patched the flaw in its MS08-001 update**, released last week, but it takes time for enterprise users to test and install Microsoft's patches…"
* http://seclists.org/dailydave/2008/q1/0017.html
17 Jan 2008

** http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/…n/ms08-001.mspx
January 8, 2008 - Critical

- http://atlas.arbor.net/briefs/index#1659842965
January 17, 2008 - "…Analysis: Like we anticipated, an exploit is now available in limited release. However, this issue should not affect too many networks, as the attackers need subnet access to send the traffic to the victim…"

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FYI…

- http://preview.tinyurl.com/26fx8c
January 30, 2008 (Computerworld) - "… On Tuesday, Immunity Inc. updated a working exploit for the TCP/IP flaw spelled out Jan. 8 in Microsoft's MS08-001 security bulletin, and posted a Flash demonstration of the attack on its Web site. The exploit, which was released to customers of its CANVAS penetration testing software - but is not available to the public - was a revised version of code first issued two weeks ago… Other security companies reacted to the revamped attack code and Flash proof by issuing new alerts. Symantec Corp., for instance, sent a new warning to customers of its DeepSight threat network… It urged users who have not already deployed the patches Microsoft issued Jan. 8 to do (so) immediately…"

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Test for W2K3 and MS08-001:

> http://windowssecrets.com/comp/080131#patch0
2008-01-31 - "If you didn't install security bulletin MS08-001 after its release on Jan. 8 — because you didn't feel you really needed it when it first came out — you should make time now to test your box and install the patch… To test whether a server is currently vulnerable, open a command prompt and enter the following command:

netsh int ip show joins

If any multicast group other than 244.0.0.1 is listed in the output of the command, the server is open to attack…"

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