It’s been years
It’s been years since I remember feeling compelled to install a patch. Even longer since I felt the need to tell people about a patch. I think that says something about how much better companies are getting at building secure systems and patching their systems.
Exploits are in-the-wild. This affects the “Server” service, so there are no satisfactory workarounds. Get to patching!
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-067.mspx
If you’ve ever wanted a reason to not have AD computers in your DMZ – here is one.
October 23rd, 2008 in
Life update