DNS Cache Poisoning appears to be a big and fast-growing problem. Windows and Bind users should review number 1 below for a description of the problem and how to block it. Separately, if you are using Windows 2003, definitely explore Service Pack 1 for a slew of important security improvements.
Alan
@RISK is the SANS community's consensus bulletin summarizing the most
important vulnerabilities and exploits identified during the past week
and providing guidance on appropriate actions to protect your systems
(PART I). It also includes a comprehensive list of all new
vulnerabilities discovered in the past week (PART II).
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Part II: Weekly Comprehensive List of Newly Discovered Vulnerabilities
Week 14, 2005
This list is compiled by Qualys ( www.qualys.com ) as part of that
company's ongoing effort to ensure its vulnerability management web
service tests for all known vulnerabilities that can be scanned. As of
this week Qualys scans for 4201 unique vulnerabilities. For this special
SANS community listing, Qualys also includes vulnerabilities that cannot
be scanned remotely.
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