Re: W2K source "leaked"?
dont blame me... the ring0_src is the linux kernel ... sorry about that
Check this out
http://heim.ifi.uio.no/~mortehu/files.txt
This seem the dir of the Windows source code, I dont know if it a hoax.
And here is a torrent where it seem to be the source
http://www.skittlebrau.org/ring0_src.tar.bz2.torrent
This is all the information I have until now
Regards
On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 13:59:22 -0800
<tlarholm@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> This is not the first time that people have reported leaked copies of
> Windows source code. In 2000, Wired News reported that the source code
> for Whistler (now Windows XP) had been leaked, though they never
> confirmed it.
>
> http://www.wired.com/news/business/0,1367,35135,00.html
>
> WinBeta is also reporting on the new leak
>
> http://www.winbeta.org/winbeta/forums/index.php?showtopic=2663&st=0&#ent
> ry9449
>
> 0-day exploits being used on Microsofts network, foul play by privileged
> partners or a hoax? Let's see what Microsoft reports.
>
>
>
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>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gadi Evron [mailto:ge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, February 12, 2004 1:49 PM
> To: bugtraq@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: full-disclosure@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Thor Larholm
> Subject: W2K source "leaked"?
>
>
> A couple of days ago a friend of mine drew my attention to the source
> making rounds on the encrypted p2p networks, I was hoping it would take
> a bit longer for it to be "out", but that was just day-dreaming.
>
> Thor Larholm just gave me this URL, as you can notice, the server is
> busy: http://www.neowin.net/comments.php?id=17509
>
> I never believed in 0-days. "New" or more to the point
> un-known-to-the-public exploits and vulnerabilities exist and are being
> used.
> In my opinion "0-days" virtually don't exist. It's usually either some
> vulnerability that is long known and a COP or a worm is created. Or
> exploits that will nearly never see the "public" but exist and are used
> by few individuals.. but now... I don't know.
>
> How often does a brand new exploit come out without prior warning and
> "attack" the net?
>
> *If* this really is the.. _real_ source code for W2K (and according to
> the article NT4 as well).... we'll see what happens next.
>
> People didn't need help finding vulnerabilities in Windows before, but
> it just became a whole lot easier and a lot less demanding on the "m4d
> #4x0r 5k111z".
>
> I can't really say that the article is right and the source was "leaked"
>
> or "stolen". The source is being sold/given (?) for years now to EDU's
> and commercial companies for research purposes (not to mention China..).
>
> I suppose foul play is always possible.
>
> Can anyone confirm this is the real source code? How about a press
> release? :)
>
> Gadi Evron
>
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