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From: StuartF at datacom.co.nz (Stuart Fox (DSL AK))
Subject: TCP Port 42 port scans?  What the heck over...

This is potentially the patch:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-045.mspx 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: full-disclosure-bounces@...ts.netsys.com 
> [mailto:full-disclosure-bounces@...ts.netsys.com] On Behalf 
> Of Florian Weimer
> Sent: Tuesday, 14 December 2004 9:54 a.m.
> To: James Lay
> Cc: Full-Disclosure (E-mail)
> Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] TCP Port 42 port scans? What 
> the heck over...
> 
> * James Lay:
> 
> > Here they be.  ODD.  Anyone else seeing this?
> 
> Probably yes. 8-) 42/TCP is used by Microsoft's WINS 
> replication, and this service has got a security hole for 
> which Microsoft has yet to release a patch.
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