17-Year-Old Critical Vulnerability in Windows Server Finally Fixed

An error detected by Check Point last May and reported to Microsoft was published on Tuesday (yesterday) after a two-month study. July 2020 update It was resolved with. The interesting thing is that the error has the 10th level, that is, the highest warning risk level, and in fact 17 years old caused by a vulnerability.

First of all, we should point out that this error affects Windows Server clients, not standard Windows clients. What's interesting is Between 2003-2020 All published versions (Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2008 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server version 1903, Windows Server version 1909, Windows Server version 2004) are affected.

The vulnerability allowed hackers to remotely run arbitrary code on company computers

According to the information provided, the vulnerability in question opens the company's networks to hackers, and the hackers take advantage of the bug to destroy the company's security system. auditing the IT infrastructure can take over. Another scary aspect of the error in question is that by accessing executing arbitrary code remotely The fact that a computer can start a chain reaction by infecting other computers with the code.

Although the necessary patch for the error in question has been published by Microsoft, all Windows Server systems not updating automatically. Considering the risk level of the Windows Server bug, system updates should be performed as soon as possible and Microsoft's published installing patches is of great importance.