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Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard disk

Dan Goodin
Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard disk
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A security researcher has warned that a recent Microsoft patch for a Windows Defender zero-day vulnerability may inadvertently allow attackers to exhaust hard drive space. The flaw, known as RoguePlanet, was intended to fix a remote code execution issue but introduced a new bug in the malware protection engine.

DISK ERROR! Patch for Windows Defender 0-day could allow attackers to fill hard disk The feud between NightmareEclipse and Microsoft shows no signs of resolving soon.

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