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Re: [Full-Disclosure] Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Vulnerabilities
- To: Willie G <gates@defrauded.us>
- Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Vulnerabilities
- From: Luca Mihailescu <luca@mihailescu.net>
- Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2004 16:15:55 -0500
You gotta be kidding me.This is one of the worst "disclosure" i've seen lately.
L.
Quoting Willie G <gates@defrauded.us>:
>
> Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Vulnerabilities
> Original issue date: February 02, 2004
> Last revised: -- February 04, 2004
> Source: PERFIDIOUS DOT ORG SECURITY TEAM
>
> Systems Affected
>
> All Microsoft Products
>
> Overview
>
> Microsoft contains multiple vulnerabilities within their vulnerabilities
> the most serious of which could allow another vulnerability to execute
> another vulnerability and open a Pandora's box of vulnerabilities which
> can lead to a Denial of Service attack on an administrator's inbox.
>
> Description
>
> Microsoft Security Bulletins describe vulnerabilities. When issuing these
> vulnerability bulletins, Microsoft has been creating localhost based
> Denial of Service attacks on administrator mailboxes worldwide. The
> problem arises by various security organizations releasing too many
> Microsoft vulnerability alerts for programs which have security flaws.
>
> /////
> gates@defrauded:~> mutt -y
> --- Mutt --- defrauded : ~/Maildir/.ms-sec [ 1743765209473471876432 msgs
>
> SEGMENTATION FAULT
> /////
>
> Impact
>
> This problem is becoming a costly one for administrators worldwide and a
> estimates show billions of dollars in losses incurred by this
> vulnerability because of the time spent sifting through these
> vulnerabilities, adding patches, updating, etc.
>
> Solutions
>
> Remove your email address from mailing lists which post Microsoft Security
> updates
>
> Install an alternative Operating System
>
>
> -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
> "That vulnerability is theoretical"
>
> Willie G.
> gates@shafted.us
> Shafted US Security Team
> 00-212-555-1269
>
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