Description: eEye Digital Security has reported a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error within the SMB client code when handling SMB "Trans" and "Trans2" commands. This can be exploited via a malicious SMB server to cause a buffer overflow by returning specially crafted Transaction response data to a vulnerable system.
Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.
Solution: Apply patches.
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0:
A patch is reportedly available for extended support customers.
Provided and/or discovered by: Yuji Ukai and Derek Soeder, eEye Digital Security.
Changelog: 2005-02-09: Added link to US-CERT vulnerability note and advisory from eEye Digital Security.
2005-03-10: Added information about Windows NT 4.0.
2005-11-21: Added patch information for Windows XP Embedded.
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