Websites and Apps Vulnerable to Low-Bandwidth, Bot-Free Takedown2011-12-30 09:59 by DanielaTags: DoS, ASP.NET
Researchers recently revealed a flaw that exists in a wide variety of Web application platforms, including Python, PHP, ASP.NET, and others. It is an insidiously simple attack that can bring a Web server to its knees by consuming all of the processing power and effectively creating a denial-of-service (DoS).
In a follow-up message, Microsoft announced it was shipping an "out-of-band," or emergency update today. The update was released at 1 p.m. ET. Designated MS11-100 , it also fixed three other bugs in ASP .Net, one tagged "critical." None of those three had been disclosed publicly prior to today. Read more -here-
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