RE: Sasser connects to AS/400

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In other words it's nice to know that Microsoft can bring vulnerabilities to
other platforms.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Walden H. Leverich [SMTP:WaldenL@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 11:01 AM
> To:   Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject:      RE: Sasser connects to AS/400
> 
> >Really?  So if it hits an IXS running Win2K that resides in the iSeries
> it's
> >a connection to the iSeries? 
> 
> Ouch, knew someone would punch a hole in that. But I think the point is
> valid (but perhaps mis-stated.) In the original case, the connection is
> to a service that's running under OS/400, and as such, it's a connection
> to the AS/400. Just because it's OS/400 "emulating" a windows server
> doesn't mean it's not a connection to the AS/400. Just like a connection
> to WebSphere running on OS/400 is still a connection to the AS/400.
> 
> -Walden
> 
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