Microsoft Responds On New Flaw
Although it is a mildly critical problem that can hit a server with a denial of service attack from a local network, Microsoft has verified a workaround for a newly reported Windows vulnerability that affects XP, Server 2003, and Windows 2000 Server versions.
Restricting traffic to ports 135-139 and 445 have been confirmed by Microsoft as a workaround for a new DoS problem reported by ISS X-Force.
X-Force summarized the issue, which became public after Microsoft released its July patch updates to the public.
