Update Your Windows ASAP!

[Darth Buddha]

Yet another flaw in Microsoft Operating Systems!

CRITICAL UPDATE: ASN.1 Vulnerability Could Allow Code Execution (828028)

Affected Systems:
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 (all versions)
Microsoft Windows 2000 (SP3 and earlier)
Microsoft Windows XP (all versions)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Not Affected Software
Mac OS, Linux, Unix, OS2, Windows 9x, Windows ME
When should I apply this patch?
Immediately. Microsoft has identified this as a CRITICAL patch, their highest severity rating.
Where do I get this patch?
[list]Run Windows Update
Click "Start...Windows Update"
Open Internet Explorer, select "Tools...Windows update"
How can I schedule Windows Update to run automatically?
Download and run the Windows Update Tool from
http://software.brown.edu/dist/w-wupdcfg.html
What does this patch fix?
An attacker may create a buffer overflow, resulting in SYSTEM
level accesss
The attacker could be able to take any action on the system,
including installing programs, viewing data, changing data, deleting data, or creating new accounts with full privileges
Where can I read further details on this update?
At Microsoft's website,
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/secu
rity/bulletin/MS04-007.asp>

[bouyantman]

i get the updates automaticly...so if i need it,it will download itself and let me know.....

[fermicat]

<sigh>

Thanks, Buddha.

[grinner]

Originally posted by bouyantman
i get the updates automaticly...so if i need it,it will download itself and let me know..... your auto updater will not check for this one until next week. I just checked my program... against Microsquishy and my auto-updater didn't show this as required. and I just had my auto updater do it's thing this morning.

[bouyantman]

Originally posted by grinner
your auto updater will not check for this one until next week. I just checked my program... against Microsquishy and my auto-updater didn't show this as required. and I just had my auto updater do it's thing this morning.

thanks for the info grinner.....i thought it just downloaded whatever critical updates were released....that's windows for ya!

[DentArthurDent]

FRELLL, another buffer overflow flaw? ach himmel!

Thanks, Buddha ;)

[trinamick]

Thanks, Buddha! Our computers are so frelled at work already, it's unbelievable. Of course, updating our computers mean less overtime...hmm... :think:

[BrowderChick]

Thanks Buddha. Got it done and downloaded....:aok:

[Sawyer's Miller]

I updated mine with Linux some time ago...

[talyn3]

ummmm.......

What does that mean or what will happen is I don't do that??

(please use small non-techo-bable words so I will understand)

[Beaulah]

:love: aaaaaaaah...so happy I have a MAC.

[Darth Buddha]

Originally posted by talyn3
ummmm.......

What does that mean or what will happen is I don't do that??

(please use small non-techo-bable words so I will understand) Somebody COULD hack into your PC and have administrator rights... and lock you out of your PC (complete reformat is mandatory in that case), or worse yet, gather all you passwords and CC information.

Windows sucks.

[Jen10122]

I'm updating my windows program right now. thanx for the info.

[talyn3]

Originally posted by Darth Buddha
Somebody COULD hack into your PC and have administrator rights... and lock you out of your PC (complete reformat is mandatory in that case), or worse yet, gather all you passwords and CC information.

Windows sucks.

ok, so I think I'll do that.