The CERT® Coordination Center
advises that you must run windows update if you are on the windows 2000 platform. A security
hole has been found in the Microsoft IIS web server that can lead to remote, system-level compromise.
CERT reports that an exploit is publicly available. Unless you want to be a participating cast member in
Code Red: The Next Generation, patch your servers now. Note that this vulnerability is reportedly only
present in Windows 2000 systems, not WinXP or Win2003.
See Related:
CERT/CC Advisory
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-007
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