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Discovered:
- August 11, 2003
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Updated:
- December 9, 2003 11:50:19 PM
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Systems Affected:
- Windows 2000, Windows XP
W32.Blaster.Worm is a worm that propagates by exploiting the Microsoft Windows DCOM RPC Interface Buffer Overrun Vulnerability (BID 8205). It has a date triggered payload that launches a denial of service attack against windowsupdate.com.
Multiple vendors have reported that W32.Blaster.Worm, will cause a denial of service on DCE daemons. This issue is described in BID 8371.
Antivirus Protection Dates
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Initial Rapid Release version August 11, 2003
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Latest Rapid Release version January 9, 2017 revision 021
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Initial Daily Certified version August 11, 2003
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Latest Daily Certified version January 9, 2017 revision 023
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Initial Weekly Certified release date August 11, 2003
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Writeup By: Douglas Knowles, Frederic Perriott
