Re: ms09_050 exploit killed 2008 server

[HD Moore <hdm () metasploit com>]

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.

-HD
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