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Re: Two birds with one worm.
From: Hugo van der Kooij <hvdkooij () vanderkooij org>
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 23:43:50 +0200 (CEST)
On Thu, 19 Jul 2001, Mike Lewinski wrote:
It looks like the "Code Red" worm has the added side effect ofcrashingCisco (675/678) DSL CPEs running any CBOS prior to 2.4.1. The GET itsendslooking for IIS servers hardlocks any modem with the web management interface enabled.FYI.... I believe we're seeing secondary effects on other higher-end Cisco's (i.e. 7500's)
This may be partly to blame on the number of vunerable systems and the load they cause. Seems we get a lot of birds this way. Hugo. -- All email send to me is bound to the rules described on my homepage. hvdkooij () vanderkooij org http://hvdkooij.xs4all.nl/ Don't meddle in the affairs of sysadmins, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
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- Re: Two birds with one worm. Chris Green (Jul 19)
- Re: Two birds with one worm. Vision Net Administration (Jul 19)
- Re: Two birds with one worm. Mike Lewinski (Jul 19)
- Re: Two birds with one worm. Hugo van der Kooij (Jul 19)
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