Re: ms09_050 exploit killed 2008 server

[Robin Wood <robin () digininja org>]

On 19 November 2010 13:47, HD Moore <hdm () metasploit com> wrote:
> On 11/19/2010 5:51 AM, Robin Wood wrote:
> > The server rebooted and then refused to come back up in normal mode, I
> > had to start it in safe mode then reboot it again. If this was on a
> > production system I can image some very frustrated admins.
> >
> > Has anyone else seen the problem? Is the server locking up a known issue?
>
> The exploit is a bit finicky, this iteration only has about 50%
> reliability against most targets. Since its a remote kernel exploit, the
> whole system is toast if something goes wrong. This is why the exploit
> is marked 'Good' not 'Great' ranking wise.

OK, thanks. Another one to remember.

Robin
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