Archive for September 8th, 2009

We’ve just released Microsoft released Security Advisory 975497 that provides information about a new, irresponsibly reported vulnerability in SMB 2.0. Our investigation has shown that Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 and Windows 7 RC are affected by this vulnerability. Windows 7 RTM, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows XP and Windows 2000 are not affected... »

Summary of Microsoft’s Security Bulletin Release for September 2009 Hello again, This month we released five critical bulletins to address vulnerabilities in Windows and protect customers from two types of threats: 1. Browser based attacks where websites hosting malicious code attempt to compromise visitors. This includes MS09-045, MS09-046 and MS09-047. ... »

Researchers at the SANS Internet Storm Center have reported finding exploit code that will crash Vista (SP 1 & 2) and Windows 7. It also could affect Windows Server 2008. The vulnerability it exploits is in the Windows Samba file-sharing mechanism.... »