LastActionHero
June 19th, 2001, 12:05
Microsoft said Monday that a "serious vulnerability" in its flagship Web server software used by computers running more than 6 million sites could allow hackers and online vandals to take control of the computers
"Pretty much any Web server (using Microsoft software) is basically left vulnerable to attack," he said. "Any hacker can basically get system-level access, which is the highest level of access on the computer," by using a program that exploits the problem.
The flaw affects all versions of IIS running under Windows NT, Windows 2000 and a limited-release beta version of Windows XP. That means the flaw could affect nearly 6 million sites, or 21 percent of the Web, according to a May survey by Internet researcher Netcraft.
"Until the attacks become real, it's just a vulnerability," he said Monday. "But I'm sure hackers are writing exploits for this right now. I'd expect we'd see them in the next 48 hours.
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"Pretty much any Web server (using Microsoft software) is basically left vulnerable to attack," he said. "Any hacker can basically get system-level access, which is the highest level of access on the computer," by using a program that exploits the problem.
The flaw affects all versions of IIS running under Windows NT, Windows 2000 and a limited-release beta version of Windows XP. That means the flaw could affect nearly 6 million sites, or 21 percent of the Web, according to a May survey by Internet researcher Netcraft.
"Until the attacks become real, it's just a vulnerability," he said Monday. "But I'm sure hackers are writing exploits for this right now. I'd expect we'd see them in the next 48 hours.
Everyone knows that!
Other news
Microsoft's Whistler now Windows.Net Server