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This article is from the Windows NT Security FAQ, by Christopher Klaus cklaus@iss.net with numerous contributions by others.

05 File Shares (Windows NT Security)

Go through all the shares that are available and make sure that the
permissions are set correctly - don't accept the default of full access to
everyone.

The file sharing service if available and accessible by anyone can crash the
NT 3.51 machine by using the dot..dot bug and require it to be rebooted.
This technique on a Windows 95 machine potentially allows anyone to gain
access to the whole hard drive. This vulnerability is documented in
Microsoft Knowledge Base article number Q140818 last revision dated March
15, 1996. Resolution is to install the latest service pack for Windows NT
version 3.51. The latest service pack to have the patch is in service pack
4.

 

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