On the vague scale I rate that a 9 out of 10.
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From: Angus Scott-Fleming [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2008 4:06 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Vulnerability reported in Microsoft Windows nslookup.exe
Don't know how many of you use NSLOOKUP, but it's got an unpatched
vulnerability:
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Vulnerability reported in Microsoft Windows nslookup.exe - News - heise
Security UK
A newly discovered vulnerability in the Microsoft Windows version of
nslookup.exe, the tool for looking up IP addresses through the DNS
system,
affects Windows 98, Windows 2000, NT 4.0 and Windows XP, is believed to
be
already being exploited in the wild. According to SecurityFocus, the
unspecified vulnerability allows attackers to remotely execute code.
Currently, there is no patch for the problem. Microsoft has said that
they
are aware of the issue and are currently investigating it but it is not
known as to when Microsoft will provide a patch.
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http://www.heise-online.co.uk/security/Vulnerability-reported-in-Microsoft-
Windows-nslookup-exe--/news/111335
or here if the above wraps unusably: http://preview.tinyurl.com/6x9b5n
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