Windows 7, which was publicly released Oct. 22, has been hit by at least two security flaws. One of these lets hackers execute code remotely; the other lets them trigger an infinite loop remotely, causing a kernel crash. Both are flaws in SMBv2, security researcher Laurent Gaffie, who posted details about them on his blog, told TechNewsWorld. SMB, or Server Message Block, is a Microsoft file-sharing protocol used in Windows. It is most often used with the NetBIOS transport protocol over TCP/IP.
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Microsoft Addresses Prickly Pair of Windows 7 Flaws
Posted by: Richard Adhikari November 16, 2009 11:55 AMWindows 7, which was publicly released Oct. 22, has been hit by at least two security flaws. One of these lets hackers execute code remotely; the other lets them trigger an infinite loop remotely, causing a kernel crash. Both are flaws in SMBv2, security researcher Laurent Gaffie, who posted details about them on his blog, told TechNewsWorld. SMB, or Server Message Block, is a Microsoft file-sharing protocol used in Windows. It is most often used with the NetBIOS transport protocol over TCP/IP.