Microsoft IIS problems (Current)

["Jim Hribnak" <hribnak () nucleus com>]

There appears to be a WIDE spread issue with IIS 4 and IIS 5 right now.  The
services will automatically shut down when attacked.  There is patches (old
Patches) that seem to fix the problem YET the patch says its for Microsoft
Index server (a lot of people are not running Index server, yet this patch
fixes the crashing problem.

Upon further reading of the bulletin below it say

"
Affected Software:

  a.. Microsoft Index Server 2.0
  b.. Indexing Service in Windows 2000
"

Most people will not install this if they are not running the software
listed above.  The above should have also said IIS 4 and IIS 5 are affected.

And it does if you read the technical section..

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/
bulletin/MS01-033.asp

for IIS4 /NT4
http://www.microsoft.com/ntserver/nts/downloads/critical/q300972/default.asp

for IIS5/Win2000
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/downloads/critical/q300972/default.asp



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Jim Hribnak
Manager Communication Services
Nucleus Inc.
403-209-0000