Exploit out for Zotob-like Windows flaw

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By Joris Evers, CNET News.com
Published on ZDNet News: October 21, 2005, 6:21 PM PT

Exploit code was published Friday for a Windows flaw similar to the vulnerability that led to the Zotob worm that wreaked havoc in August.

The code takes advantage of a bug related to plug-and-play technology in Windows 2000 and Windows XP. Microsoft provided a patch for the flaw on Oct. 11 in security bulletin MS05-047, along with fixes for 13 other Windows flaws. The software maker rated the issue "important."

The plug-and-play exploit code is not the first to surface for a flaw that was fixed in Microsoft's October pact cycle. Other exploits have been published on the Internet or reported privately. Release of such code typically is a prelude to an attack. However, while some experts have raised the worm alarm, attacks have yet to appear.

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