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Microsoft has reissued a critical Windows security patch, saying that
the fix didn't initially work on the most recent versions of Windows
XP. Navtej Kohli IT Blog features the complete report under its News in IT Section.


Microsoft spokesman wrote in a blog posting. "Our investigation found
that while the other security updates were providing protections for
the issues discussed in the bulletin, the Windows XP SP2 and SP3
updates were not"


The aforesaid patch fixes a flaw in the way Windows uses the Bluetooth
networking protocol, used to connect peripheral devices like headsets
to the PC. An attacker who got close enough to the Windows system to
make a Bluetooth connection could theoretically send malicious packets
to the PC and take complete control of a victim's computer.


According to security experts that as Bluetooth devices need to be
within a few yards of a computer to connect, the flaw wouldn't be used
in a widespread attack. However, this doesn’t decrease its potential
threat.


Microsoft is now pushing out a new, working version of the patch through its automatic update mechanisms.