Published:
09 March 2000
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2000.044 -- Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS00-008) Patch Available for "Registry Permissions" Vulnerability 10 March 2000 =========================================================================== Microsoft has released a tool that installs tighter permissions on three sets of registry values in Microsoft(r) Windows NT 4.0. The default permissions may allow a malicious user to gain additional privileges on a machine that they can interactively log onto. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/Security/Bulletin/ms00-008.asp =========================================================================== This security bulletin is provided as a service to AusCERT's members. As AusCERT did not write the document referenced above, AusCERT has had no control over its content. The decision to use any or all of this information is the responsibility of each user or organisation, and should be done so in accordance with site policies and procedures. If you have any questions or need further information, please contact Microsoft Corporation directly. Previous advisories and external security bulletins can be retrieved from: http://www.auscert.org.au/Information/advisories.html If you believe that your system has been compromised, contact AusCERT or your representative in FIRST (Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams). Internet Email: auscert@auscert.org.au Facsimile: (07) 3365 7031 Telephone: (07) 3365 4417 (International: +61 7 3365 4417) AusCERT personnel answer during Queensland business hours which are GMT+10:00 (AEST). On call after hours for emergencies. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3i Charset: noconv Comment: ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/AUSCERT_PGP.key iQCVAwUBOMy1xih9+71yA2DNAQHGiwQAnWvEAHg+EYeUFGnv0wAgz24on0VoF+ac zTpeLAnV9x/ZP3nj7lMDLRIxtB7jaW3kWFYByi4vVAupt2dkZebLvr8kFAUgUbDz xi5cOlhYHMddJep132sgOou5kJlF9mvsyGsmAEuttpowJyG/lQTE4pJ/pYPUOD6h LyAMFM6ehZE= =AQKY -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----