> -----Original Message----- > From: Jasper Blackwell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 01 August 2003 06:53 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] RPC DCOM Patches > > > Hi All, > > >>Are NT 4 Workstations vulnerable too, or just NT 4 Servers? > > >NT 4.0 WS is bound to be vulnerable. MS did not release a > patch because the > >product had hit its > >official end-of-life before the patch was released. ... > > > >Regards, > > > >Nick FitzGerald > > > I have an NT4 workstation running SP6a which the patch seems > to have worked > fine on. At least it no longer shows up as vulnerable to > scanners for this > exploit. > > Jasp > Whilst it is correct that support for NT4 workstation is finished http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-gb;lifeAn5 the actual difference between NT4 workstation and NT4 server is two registry keys (I can't find the original reference to back that up right now).
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