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W2K source "leaked"?
From: Gadi Evron <ge () egotistical reprehensible net>
Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 23:48:52 +0200
A couple of days ago a friend of mine drew my attention to the source making rounds on the encrypted p2p networks, I was hoping it would take a bit longer for it to be "out", but that was just day-dreaming.
Thor Larholm just gave me this URL, as you can notice, the server is busy: http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?id=17509I never believed in 0-days. "New" or more to the point un-known-to-the-public exploits and vulnerabilities exist and are being used. In my opinion "0-days" virtually don't exist. It's usually either some vulnerability that is long known and a COP or a worm is created. Or exploits that will nearly never see the "public" but exist and are used by few individuals.. but now... I don't know.
How often does a brand new exploit come out without prior warning and "attack" the net?*If* this really is the.. _real_ source code for W2K (and according to the article NT4 as well).... we'll see what happens next.
People didn't need help finding vulnerabilities in Windows before, but it just became a whole lot easier and a lot less demanding on the "m4d #4x0r 5k111z".
I can't really say that the article is right and the source was "leaked" or "stolen". The source is being sold/given (?) for years now to EDU's and commercial companies for research purposes (not to mention China..). I suppose foul play is always possible.
Can anyone confirm this is the real source code? How about a press release? :)
Gadi Evron
Current thread:
- W2K source "leaked"? Gadi Evron (Feb 12)
- Re: W2K source "leaked"? Zhenkai Liang (Feb 13)
- RE: [inbox] W2K source "leaked"? Curt Purdy (Feb 16)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: W2K source "leaked"? tlarholm (Feb 12)
- Re: W2K source "leaked"? Víctor (Feb 13)
- Re: W2K source "leaked"? Víctor (Feb 13)
- Re: W2K source "leaked"? Byron Copeland (Feb 16)
- RE: W2K source "leaked"? Drew Copley (Feb 13)
- Re: W2K source "leaked"? telec (Feb 13)
- RE: W2K source "leaked"? tlarholm (Feb 13)
- RE: W2K source "leaked"? LordInfidel (Feb 16)
(Thread continues...)