RE: Vulnebrability level definition

From: Shawn Bernard (shawn.bernardat_private)
Date: Thu Feb 13 2003 - 07:29:39 PST

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    Comments with some snipping for brevity...
    
    -----Original Message-----
    From: Damir Rajnovic [mailto:gausat_private] 
    Sent: Thursday, February 13, 2003 5:44 AM
    To: pen-testat_private; security-basicsat_private
    Subject: RE: Vulnebrability level definition
    
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    >You are assuming that IIS is the one running a publicly accessible server.
    If IIS is used in some remote office deep
    >within you organization then it is less exposed. Thus, one may not rush to
    patch this vulnerability but wait some time.
    
    Then one would be naively assuming that the only threat to their network is
    from the "public". Even if you do not have a "malicious" internal user, a
    poorly secured laptop that gets plugged into a home brodband connection,
    infected with the 'worm of the week' and then plugged into the internal
    network could wreak havoc on all of the machines you have decided to wait
    some time on patching.  
     
    
    
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