Microsoft yesterday downplayed the threat posed to Windows users by a recently-revealed vulnerability, saying that it was unlikely the bug could be exploited to compromise a computer.
The flaw in the Windows Server Message Block (SMB) network and file-sharing protocol was disclosed Monday by someone identified only as ” Cupidon-3005″ on the Full Disclosure security mailing list. Cupidon-3005 posted proof-of-concept code to the list…
