Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Exploit code published

<A HREF="http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1895,1993534,00.asp?kc=EWNAVEMNL072506EOAD">Detailed exploit code for a critical Windows worm hole</A> has been published on the Internet, putting millions of users at risk of PC takeover attacks. The code, which was posted to the Milw0rm Web site, attempts to exploit a known--and already patched--vulnerability in the DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) Client service. Microsoft released the MS06-036 bulletin on July 11 to correct the flaw, and warned that a successful exploit could allow remote code execution on Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003.

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