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Wednesday, September 10, 2003

[teknoids] Yet Another Windows vulnerability

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Title:     Buffer Overrun In RPCSS Service Could Allow Code
           Execution (824146)
Date:      September 10, 2003
Software:  Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 4.0
           Microsoft Windows NT Server(r) 4.0
           Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server
           Edition
           Microsoft Windows 2000
           Microsoft Windows XP
           Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Impact:    Run code of attacker's choice
Max Risk:  Critical
Bulletin:  MS03-039

Microsoft encourages customers to review the Security Bulletins
at:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-039.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/MS03-039.asp

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7:53:26 PM

RIAA Sued For Amnesty Offer

RIAA Sued For Amnesty Offer

Posted by simoniker on Wednesday September 10, @06:41PM

from the suing-over-not-suing dept.

wo1verin3 writes "CNET News is reporting that the RIAA is being sued because of 'Clean Slate' filesharing amnesty program that was announced on Monday. 'Clean Slate' allows people to (supposedly) avoid legal action by stepping forward and forfeiting any illegally traded songs. The suit, filed in the Marin Superior Court of California, charges that the RIAA's program is deceptive and fraudulent business practice." The suit claims that the amnesty is "designed to induce members of the general public... to incriminate themselves... while (receiving)... no legally binding release of claims", a statement the EFF also agrees with.
[Slashdot]
7:49:49 PM

Dell makes another cluster sale. France-based petroleum researcher CGG buys 1,125 Dell servers for use in several new clusters used in searching out oil and gas deposits based on seismic modeling. [CNET News.com]

Linux powered, BTW.

6:38:29 PM

eBay to introduce seller feature eBay is readying a new feature designed to make listing items on the online auction site easier, the company said Wednesday. The pre-filled item information feature, which eBay plans to switch on next month, gives sellers the option of entering a Universal Product Code or International Standard Book Number in the listing form, triggering the listing to fill itself automatically in with general information such as photos and product descriptions. The feature is optional, and the seller can select which bits of information they want to use in their listing, eBay said. [CNET News.com]
6:36:04 PM

Microsoft warns of three critical flaws in most Windows versions. Microsoft is urging users to immediately patch their systems against three critical new vulnerabilities affecting multiple Windows versions, including the latest Windows Server 2003. [Computerworld News]

This follows on the heels of reports that hackers have found holes in some of MSFT's recent patches. Seems the patches may not be actual patches...

6:33:45 PM

VNUnet: Novell Chief Dismisses SCO Lawsuit 'The SCO lawsuit has put a little cloud on the horizon and slowed things down, but most companies are going ahead with Linux in any case...' [Linux Today]
12:33:25 PM

AmphetaDesk: A hopped-up RSS reader. - by Lee Schlesinger - Having researched RSS and RSS readers, I was eager to put one to the test. I tried a few and stuck with AmphetaDesk, a Perl-based package that displays entries on a Web page. It has a few quirks, but it was relatively easy to set up -- and it saves me time over the alternative of visiting the various sites I now monitor. [Linux.Com: NewsForge Reports]
10:29:25 AM

Acknowledging the pain of Exchange upgrades. I've been writing about Microsoft's messaging and collaboration products and strategies for nearly two years now, and if any consistent theme has emerged in my discussions with Exchange shops, it's been around the pain they associate with upgrading from Exchange... [InformationWeek Windows Weblog]
10:14:52 AM