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What does “Exploitation less likely” really mean?
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AskWoody LoungerSeptember 19, 2020 at 5:26 pm #2297534Homeland Security issues rare emergency alert over ‘critical’ Windows bug
https://techcrunch.com/2020/09/19/homeland-security-emergency-alert-critical-windows-bug/ -
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ManagerSeptember 19, 2020 at 5:43 pm #2297535That’s the Zerologon security hole, which I talked about on Sept 15.
Yes, it’s a problematic bug that’s bound to be exploited pretty soon now. But it only affects servers, and it can only be used by an attacker after they’re already inside your network. And if you’ve been following along and have already installed the August patches, you’re protected.
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AskWoody LoungerSeptember 19, 2020 at 5:52 pm #2297538Absolutely. Sysadmins are paying attention to Zerologon.
But I think the point here may be that what Microsoft considers critical and what government cyber warriors think is critical may be two different things. Does “Exploitation less likely” mean that Microsoft thinks it would take more that a script kiddie to use it?
Microsoft’s judgment may be questionable at both ends of the spectrum.
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