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).
Do you have this product installed on your home computer? Scan using the free Personal Software Inspector. Check if a vulnerable version is installed on computers in your corporate network, using the Network Software Inspector.
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.
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