Windows Exploit Released; Experts Downplay Danger

Amid conflicting reports on the extent of sniffing activity on TCP/IP Port 445, the port associated with a recently patched Windows vulnerability, security experts are warning that exploit code targeting a known Server Message Block flaw has been posted on the Internet.

The exploit code, published on the FrSIRT (French Security Incident Response Team) Web site, could be used to target the "critical" vulnerability addressed in Microsoft Corp.'s MS05-011 bulletin.

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