Re: nmap can crash microsoft telnetd

[cmw32 () CAM AC UK (Chris Wilson)]

Tomas Halgas wrote:
> Nmap 2.01++ can crash microsoft winnt telnetd. Only need to have option
> -sS enabled when scanning...
> You will get a aplication popup with message like this - program made an
> illegal operation.

> From my experience of Windows NT 4 running the telnetd service supplied in the
Resource Kit, this daemon seems to crash after any successful connection,
requiring a reboot. The Windows NT telnet daemon does not seem to be reliable
in any useful sense.

Ciao, Chris.
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