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Topic: Attack Code Out for 'Critical' Windows Flaw

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Doctor Feelgood
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Posted: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 10:38:55 Post Subject: Attack Code Out for 'Critical' Windows Flaw

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Computer code posted over the weekend can crash vulnerable computers by exploiting a Windows flaw disclosed in October. The exploit code takes advantage of a flaw Microsoft tagged as "critical." The bug lies in a Windows component for transaction processing called the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator, or MSDTC. Microsoft addressed the flaw in security bulletin MS05-051.

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