Thread-topic: [SA21388] Windows Server Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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> TITLE:
> Windows Server Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
>
> SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
> SA21388
>
> VERIFY ADVISORY:
>
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> CRITICAL:
> Moderately critical
>
> IMPACT:
> System access
>
> WHERE:
> From local network
>
> OPERATING SYSTEM:
> Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
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> Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
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> Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
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> Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
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> Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
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> Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
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> Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
>
> Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
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> Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
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> Microsoft Windows XP Professional
>
>
> DESCRIPTION:
> A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows, which can be
> exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
>
> The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in the Server
> service during the processing of RPC traffic. This can be exploited
> to cause a buffer overflow by sending a specially crafted packet to
> port 139/TCP or 445/TCP.
>
> Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
>
> NOTE: According to Microsoft, the vulnerability is already being
> actively exploited.
>
> Other unspecified issues discovered by Microsoft have also been
> reported.
>
> SOLUTION:
> Apply patches.
>
> Windows 2000 (requires SP4):
>
> 53d-359f-4441-a448-24062cb2387c
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> Windows XP (requires SP1 or SP2):
>
> 9b6-03ff-4636-861a-46b3eac7a305
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> Windows XP Professional x64 Edition:
>
> c2c-9a02-4e56-98cf-97703fecf0be
>
> Windows Server 2003 (optionally with SP1):
>
> f39-6dea-4dfc-9dd6-4cb45b305dec
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> Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based systems (optionally with SP1):
>
> 833-2044-4284-937d-3beb2e2f286d
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> Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition:
>
> 954-fca5-4e95-abb2-6066a9d6bc76
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> PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
> The vendor credits US-CERT and SANS.
>
> ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
> MS06-040 (KB921883):
>