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Topic-icon Will the Windows SMB Zero Day spawn another wide-scale attack?

7 years 2 months ago #3656 by KudoShinichi

WIndows SMB Zero Day to be Disclosed during DEF CON
threatpost.com/windows-smb-zero-day-to-b...ring-def-con/126927/

The main worry for me is that Microsoft will not patch the vulnerability. And especially if we cannot block SMB 1.0 due to legacy apps :pinch:

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7 years 2 months ago #3657 by 34jonston

KudoShinichi wrote:

WIndows SMB Zero Day to be Disclosed during DEF CON
threatpost.com/windows-smb-zero-day-to-b...ring-def-con/126927/

The main worry for me is that Microsoft will not patch the vulnerability. And especially if we cannot block SMB 1.0 due to legacy apps :pinch:

Why ah? I mean if the vulnerability is wide, why MS doesn't want to patch?

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7 years 2 months ago - 7 years 2 months ago #3658 by Benjamin-Lau-google

Well is a commercial decision not to patch. Is not just Microsoft but all vendors.
Here is an example: threatpost.com/vulnerable-radiation-moni...t-be-patched/126967/

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