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Microsoft debugger has a bug

Oh, the irony...

By Joey Gardiner

Published: 24 May 2002 16:55 GMT

Microsoft has owned up to a flaw in its debugging software which could give a malicious hacker complete control of a computer.

The problem, rated as critical by Microsoft, occurs because of the capability of the debugging software to connect to any running program and take control of it.

Microsoft has discovered a vulnerability in the debugging program itself which could allow a hacker to take advantage of this feature.

A fix for the flaw is available at: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS02-024.asp

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