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Wednesday, September 09, 2009

Critical bug infests newer versions of Microsoft Windows

Microsoft has promised to patch a serious flaw in newer versions of its Windows operating system after hackers released exploit code that allows them to take complete control of the underlying machines.

The flaw, which affects various versions of Windows Vista, 2008, and the release candidate version of Windows 7. The bug, which fails to adequately parse network negotiation requests, was previously believed only to generate a debilitating blue screen of death.

The advisory means that at present there are at least two zero-day vulnerabilities in Microsoft products that are relied on by large business customers.

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