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Thread ID: 53876 2005-01-30 02:02:00 XP SP2 is Wormfood: Heap Overflow Discovered vinref (6194) PC World Chat
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319291 2005-01-30 02:02:00 Buffer and heap overflows are commonly used to launch worms and viruses. No comment from MS as yet. I do hope MS releases a patch soon, and make it available to everyone running a valid copy of XP or not, to prevent those bloody Windows machines spewing out more spam. The discoverers of the vulnerability seem to have a patch though. The announcement is here (news.com.com). The technical description of the vulnerability is here (www.maxpatrol.com). vinref (6194)
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