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Windows XP SP2 features security crater - report
By Andrew Orlowski
Published Wednesday 25th August 2004 18:03 GMT

Windows XP Service Pack 2 has a flaw that gives users a false sense of
security - quite literally. One report describes the security hole as a
'crater'. The vulnerability lies in the web systems management interface
(WBEM), which allows downloadable code to spoof firewall status
information.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08/25/xpsp2_security_crater/