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"COLE,GLENN (Non-HP-SantaClara,ex2)" <[log in to unmask]>
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COLE,GLENN (Non-HP-SantaClara,ex2)
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Fri, 14 Apr 2000 17:04:58 -0600
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c|net's NEWS.COM is reporting on a "back door" vulnerability
for those sites designed using MS Front Page:

   Microsoft said its engineers included a secret back door including
   the phrase "Netscape engineers are weenies!" in Web site authoring
   software that could allow hackers to gain unauthorized access to
   potentially thousands of Web sites.

   The back door was included in software shipped with Microsoft's
   Windows NT operating system, the company confirmed.  Hackers
   knowing how to exploit the vulnerability could access any site
   using FrontPage 98 extensions, Microsoft said.
   ...
   Microsoft apparently has been shipping software with the
   vulnerability for several years, possibly since 1996.

The full article is at:

   < http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-1696137.html >

--Glenn

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