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Re: DCOM Hotfix breaks our software
From: alex mole <alex.mole () realtimeworlds com>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 20:37:05 +0100
The software is NXN AlienBrain 6 (www.nxn-software.com) It's a client-server app for version control (sort of like an uber-CVS). My guess is that it uses DCOM for some of it's functionality.The problems were on a client machine, and once the hotfix had been uninstalled from this machine the problems went away. Obviously, this machine is now still susceptible to the exploit (and W32.Blaster as well).
Is there any other way (without breaking things like DCOM and NetBIOS) to patch this hole?
Alex matt willson wrote:
Well, perhaps we could have better knowledge/responses if you informed us of the software? -----Original Message-----From: alex.mole@realtimeworlds [mailto:alex.mole () realtimeworlds com] Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 2:41 AMTo: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: DCOM Hotfix breaks our software Hi So, having diligently patched our PCs with hotfix 823980, it turns out that it breaks a piece of software that is critical to our work. Removing the hotfix fixes this software. It seems that the two are incompatible... We're speaking to our software vendor to see if anything can be done about it, but: 1) Has anyone else had issues with this fix? I've not noticed any mentioned... 2) What would you suggest we do in the interim [until our software can be fixed]? We are behind a firewall, but there are several users who bring laptops into the office and use them on the network. Thanks, Alex ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information on a proactive email security service working around the clock, around the globe, visit http://www.messagelabs.com ________________________________________________________________________ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- ________________________________________________________________________ This email has been scanned for all viruses by the MessageLabs Email Security System. For more information on a proactive email security service working around the clock, around the globe, visit http://www.messagelabs.com ________________________________________________________________________
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- DCOM Hotfix breaks our software alex.mole@realtimeworlds (Aug 19)
- Re: DCOM Hotfix breaks our software Dedric Ramsey - Ramsey Consulting Svc. (Aug 19)
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