JULY 2019 PCWorld 21NSA warns that ‘BlueKeep’
vulnerability in Windows XP
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Microsoft has issued a BlueKeep patch for Windows 7, and in an unusual step, for
Windows XP as well. BY MARK HACHMANT
he National Security Agency is
warning users that a recent
vulnerability affecting Windows
7 and Windows XP systems is
potentially “wormable,” meaning that it could
be exploited and weaponized by malware.
Microsoft issued an alert in mid-May abouta Remote Code Execution vulnerability,
known as CVE-2019-0708 (go.pcworld.com/
cve2), that can affect Windows 7, Windows
XP, Windows 2003, Windows Server 2008
R2, and Windows Server 2008. Since then,
the vulnerability has been nicknamed
“BlueKeep.” Microsoft issued a BlueKeepIMAGE: LEO WOLFERT / GETTY IMAGES