Do Exploit Writers Ever Go on Vacation?
Wednesday December 27, 2006 at 8:13 am CST
Posted by Karthik Raman
Apparently not! On December 20, a new zero-day exploit for Microsoft Windows operating systems was released. This exploit targets a weakness in the Client Server Run-Time Subsystem, and allows local privilege escalation or denial of service.
Microsoft has acknowledged this vulnerability and admitted that its newest operating system, Windows Vista, is vulnerable.
Keep reading for more on exploits released this holiday season. Happy holidays!
