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goplaycheckers
10-23-2008, 04:00 PM
Microsoft just released a patch for a serious vulnerability in the Windows Server service. By sending a specially crafted network packet, an attacker could gain complete control of your Windows system. This vulnerability affects Windows 2000, XP, Server 2003, Vista, and Server 2008.

Microsoft is urging immediate patching, as this flaw is already being exploited in the wild.

More information and download here:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-067.mspx

Technical details here:
http://blogs.technet.com/swi/archive/2008/10/23/More-detail-about-MS08-067.aspx

dmorris
10-23-2008, 04:54 PM
thanks!