Security News > 2017 > February > Will February’s Patch Tuesday fix a known zero-day? (Help Net Security)
2017-02-10 13:00
Coming into Patch Tuesday we have a known zero day on the Microsoft side, and we’ve seen example code for an SMB exploit that could lead to DoS and BYOD of a system. US CERT recommends blocking outbound SMB connections until an update is in place. This would include blocking TCP ports 139 and 445 along with UDP ports 137 and 138 from the local network to the wide area network. Laurent Gaffié, the researcher … More →
News URL
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/HelpNetSecurity/~3/nL6gvWv5KUE/
Related news
- Microsoft January 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes 8 zero-days, 159 flaws (source)
- Patch Tuesday: January 2025 Security Update Patches Exploited Elevation of Privilege Attacks (source)
- Microsoft February 2025 Patch Tuesday fixes 4 zero-days, 55 flaws (source)
- Patch Tuesday: Microsoft Patches Two Actively Exploited Zero-Day Flaws (source)
- 3 Actively Exploited Zero-Day Flaws Patched in Microsoft's Latest Security Update (source)
- Windows Patch Tuesday hits snag with Citrix software, workarounds published (source)
- 7-Zip fixes bug that bypasses Windows MoTW security warnings, patch now (source)
- Patch procrastination leaves 50,000 Fortinet firewalls vulnerable to zero-day (source)
- Asus lets processor security fix slip out early, AMD confirms patch in progress (source)
- February 2025 Patch Tuesday forecast: New directions for AI development (source)