full-disclosure - Re: Local persistent DoS in Windows XP SP2 Taskmanager

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Message-ID: <e9d9d4020803141301h2ca134a2h520d10f286f57346@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:01:07 -0500
From: reepex <reepex@...il.com>
To: SkyOut <skyout@....net>, full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Local persistent DoS in Windows XP SP2
	Taskmanager

While I am sure MS is now trembling at the disclosure of such a high impact
bug, I am  wondering why you chose core-security.net as your domain when
core security (.com) is already known as a leading security company with a
good name?

On Fri, Mar 14, 2008 at 2:49 PM, SkyOut <skyout@....net> wrote:

> Dear list,
>
> after weeks of total ignorance by Microsoft I decided to finally release
> all information
> related to a bug, that has to do with the Windows XP SP2 Taskmanager.
> Manipulating
> a Registry key makes it possible to disable the Taskmgr. On the next
> startup it will crash with
> an error message. It is possible to backup the key and repair the Registry
> doing so, but
> the attack scenario is clear: A virus uses this code, the user can't open
> the Taskmgr anymore
> and your process is somehow "hidden".
>
> The full information about this bug, can be found here:
> http://core-security.net/archive/2008/march/index.php#14032008
>
> And the exploit is available here:
> http://core-security.net/releases/exploits/taskmgr_dos.c.txt
>
> Greets,
> SkyOut
>
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