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More exploits for Windows posted

By Derek Sooman

On December 4, 2005, 2:05 PM

More exploits for Windows were posted on the web on Wednesday and Thursday. One could allow a remote attacker to gain complete control over a vulnerable computer, taking advantage of a flaw in the Microsoft Distributed Transaction Coordinator. Another exploits a flaw in the way Windows handles certain graphics files, which could cause a vulnerable system to crash.

David Marcus, security research and communications manager at McAfee, said: "It is reasonable to assume as we have seen so much proof-of-concept code distributed for these vulnerabilities that we will eventually see some class of attack."

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