bugtraq - Re: 3rd party patch for XP for MS09-048?

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Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2009 09:00:24 -0700
From: Susan Bradley <sbradcpa@...bell.net>
To: Elizabeth.a.greene@...il.com
Cc: bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Re: 3rd party patch for XP for MS09-048?

Only if you are a consumer.  In a network we ALL have listening ports 
out there.

Elizabeth.a.greene@...il.com wrote:
> As I understand the bulletin, Microsoft will not be releasing MS09-048 patches for XP because, by default, it runs no listening services or the windows firewall can protect it.
>
> Quoting http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS09-048.mspx
> "If Windows XP is listed as an affected product, why is Microsoft not issuing an update for it?
> By default, Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows XP Service Pack 3, and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 do not have a listening service configured in the client firewall and are therefore not affected by this vulnerability. Windows XP Service Pack 2 and later operating systems include a stateful host firewall that provides protection for computers against incoming traffic from the Internet or from neighboring network devices on a private network. ... Customers running Windows XP are at reduced risk, and Microsoft recommends they use the firewall included with the operating system, or a network firewall, to block access to the affected ports and limit the attack surface from untrusted networks."
>
> -eg
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