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Microsoft Windows Indexing Service Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Advisory Available in Danish 

Secunia Advisory: SA13802  
Release Date: 2005-01-11
Last Update: 2005-11-21

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


CVE reference:CVE-2004-0897 (Secunia mirror)

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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).

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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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