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Re: nmap can crash microsoft telnetd
From: cmw32 () CAM AC UK (Chris Wilson)
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 02:26:22 +0000
Tomas Halgas wrote:
Nmap 2.01++ can crash microsoft winnt telnetd. Only need to have option -sS enabled when scanning... You will get a aplication popup with message like this - program made an illegal operation.
From my experience of Windows NT 4 running the telnetd service supplied in the
Resource Kit, this daemon seems to crash after any successful connection, requiring a reboot. The Windows NT telnet daemon does not seem to be reliable in any useful sense. Ciao, Chris. -- ___ __ _ / __// / ,__(_)_ Chris Wilson <Chris.Wilson () fitz cam ac uk> Unix+Net+RC5 / (_ / ,\/ _/ /_ \ We are GNU. Microsoft is futile. It will be assimilated \__//_/_/_//_/___/ -=If you think education is expensive, try ignorance.=-
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