Re: Fix for MS Outlook Vulnerability - shortcut?

[Elias Levy <aleph1 () SECURITYFOCUS COM>]

* Charl van der Walt (charl () WIPS SENSEPOST COM) [000722 20:46]:
> Hi,
>
> Can anyone tell me whether the inetcomm.dll probolem can be fixed simply by replacing the DLL. If so, why has 
> Microsoft not made the files available individually, instead of as part of complete version upgrade.
>
> If the problem can be addressed by replacing the DLL, would anyone be interested in helping to compile a list of the 
> DLLs for the various MS flavours (95, 98, NT & 2000), or is the same DLL always used?

Better late than never. Yes, a source in-the-know has told me that
simply relpacing the inetcomm.dll is enough to fix the problem. You do
not need to upgrade your whole set up.

> Thanks and Regards
>
> Charl
>
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> charl van der walt            +27 83 454 4203         SensePost (Pty) Ltd
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> PS We have something of a bandwidth restriction here in the 3rd world so if the hole can be plugged without having to 
> download MEGS of data from the USA that would be nice :)

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