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Re: Ipv6 vulnerability explained

From Xavier Roche <xroche@free.fr.NOSPAM.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.networking
Subject Re: Ipv6 vulnerability explained
Date 2011-07-18 20:21 +0200
Organization Nowhere Corp.
Message-ID <j01tjk$5uj$1@news.httrack.net> (permalink)
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Le 18/07/2011 17:54, BigRedTruck a écrit :
> In depth discussion, of the Microsoft IPV6 flaw/virus/exploit, and
> several potential protection avenues.

This is a LAN exploit, which limit ( a bit) the risks ? (a DOS on a LAN
is still possible, and can be really annoying, but at least you cna not
DOS a remote machine)

> Now, all MSN and Hotmail servers run Linux or BSD.  All Microsoft update
> servers, and all tech. support lines are behind Linux servers!

Do they ?

$ lynx -head -source http://www.hotmail.com/ | grep Server
Server: Microsoft-IIS/6.0

$ lynx -head -source http://www.msn.com/ | grep Server
Server: Microsoft-IIS/6.0

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Ipv6 vulnerability explained BigRedTruck <pberry2@cfl.rr.com> - 2011-07-18 11:54 -0400
  Re: Ipv6 vulnerability explained Xavier Roche <xroche@free.fr.NOSPAM.invalid> - 2011-07-18 20:21 +0200
    Re: Ipv6 vulnerability explained KR <kristian.rasmussen@broadpark.no.spam.com> - 2011-07-18 20:37 +0200
      Re: Ipv6 vulnerability explained Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2011-07-19 02:57 +0200
  Re: Ipv6 vulnerability explained Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2011-07-19 02:49 +0200
    Re: Ipv6 vulnerability explained "Charlie Gibbs" <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2011-07-20 08:15 -0800
      Re: Ipv6 vulnerability explained Aragorn <stryder@telenet.be.invalid> - 2011-07-27 19:11 +0200

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