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Microsoft Windows Indexing Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia Advisory:	SA13802	Advisory Toolbox: Issue ticket Save in to-do list Mark as handled Exploit information Download as PDF Review actions Add comment
Release Date:	2005-01-11
Last Update:	2005-11-21
Popularity:	19,985 views

Critical:	Highly critical
Impact:	System access
Where:	From remote
Solution Status:	Vendor Patch

OS:	Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition Microsoft Windows XP Embedded Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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CVE reference:	CVE-2004-0897

Description: A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows XP and 2003, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. The vulnerability is caused due to an unchecked buffer in the indexing service. This can be exploited to execute arbitrary code through a malicious query. Note: This vulnerability has been set to "From Remote" because the indexing service can be configured to be accessible through Internet Information Services (IIS). Solution: Apply patches. Microsoft Windows XP (requires Service Pack 1): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=FB8A7622-94AB-44E7-85C3-163BAC4602E2 Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition (requires Service Pack 1): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=30A83F1D-87E9-4720-8316-191AE509F094 Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=C3474E75-1FE2-4215-8A8D-A9244FF93419 Microsoft Windows XP Embedded SP1: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=aed17ac4-2061-467b-9127-92b539e56f0a Microsoft Windows Server 2003: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=50F72DC5-5DD6-4D12-A91C-6815EC8203EF Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...=C3474E75-1FE2-4215-8A8D-A9244FF93419 Note: Microsoft has also issued patches for Microsoft Windows 2000 which provides a security enhancement. However, Microsoft Windows 2000 is not affected by the vulnerability. See original advisory for details. Provided and/or discovered by: Reported by vendor. Changelog: 2005-01-21: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note. 2005-11-21: Added patch information for Windows XP Embedded. Original Advisory: MS05-003 (KB871250): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS05-003.mspx Other References: US-CERT VU#657118: http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/657118

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