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WINS denial of service?

April 26, 2017denial service Wins

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WINS denial of service?

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The WINS server is susceptible to a denial of service attack. See $$$: Q155701. Microsoft has released a fix for this: ftp://ftp.microsoft.com/bussys/winnt/winnt-public/fixes/usa/NT40/hotfixes-postSP3/winsupd-fix. 2.6.13 Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, DHCPSecurity problems with DHCP include, but is not limited to • Fake DHCP-servers • Non-existing logs of who used what IP-address at a certain occasion in past time. One of the big limitations with DHCP has been the inability to log and keep a historical track of which machine has leased which IP-address in the past. In SP3 Microsoft is said to have added this possibility. (Note: Not verified by FAQ maintainer.