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In the advisory, Microsoft says that the problem was fixed with a patch it released in April and that systems running Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2) and that Windows Server with SP1 are not vulnerable.
The Microsoft Security Advisory is part of a pilot program that Microsoft announced earlier this month. The advisory service is meant to confirm reports of flaws and provide information on how users can protect themselves, either by pointing to patches or providing a work-around.
In Wednesday's advisory, Microsoft responds to reports from French Security Incident Response Team, or FrSIRT, about a flaw in Microsoft's implementation of TCP/IP, a network component in Windows.
An attacker could exploit the flaw to disrupt network connectivity, Microsoft acknowledges. However, the Redmond, Wash.-based company is unaware of any attacks that exploit the vulnerability and has not had reports of any customer impact, according to the advisory.
"We do not consider this to be a significant threat to the security of the Internet," Microsoft said in its advisory.
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- Of course
- by May 18, 2005 11:12 PM PDT
- It's not a threat to the Internet since the core servers and the majority of other servers do not run Windows... They are right.
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- Typical of Microsoft
- by hion2000 May 19, 2005 7:56 AM PDT
- Downplaying a bug's severity is typical of Microsoft, and meant purely to minimize the damage caused by the media.
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(3 Comments)I'd much rather less talk and more work. Regardless of whatever severity, it still needs to be fixed. For a company that big, it should be trivial....but I guess not.