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Microsoft Windows WINS "Name" Validation Vulnerability

Secunia Advisory:

SA13466

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Release Date:

2004-12-14

Last Update:

2004-12-17

Popularity:

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Critical:

Moderately critical

Impact:

System access

Where:

From local network

Solution Status:

Vendor Patch

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Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server, Terminal Server Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition

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Description:
Kostya Kortchinsky has reported two vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows, allowing malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

1) The vulnerability is caused due to an unchecked buffer in the handling of the "Name" parameter from certain packets. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow and lead to execution of arbitrary code.

2) This update also fixes a previously described vulnerability, for more information:
SA13328

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