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Microsoft MDAC Buffer Overflow
Secunia Advisory: SA9579
Release Date: 2003-08-20
Last Update: 2003-09-11
Popularity: 13,898 views

Critical:
Moderately critical
Impact: System access
Where: From local network
Solution Status: Vendor Patch

OS:Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows Millenium
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

Software:Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.x
Microsoft SQL Server 2000

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Description:
Microsoft has issued a patch for MDAC due to a vulnerability which allows malicious people to cause a buffer overflow.

The problem is that the reply which MDAC receives when it broadcasts a request to identify all systems running SQL Server isn't properly verified. This allows malicious people on the network to send a specially crafted reply which could cause a buffer overflow and possibly lead to execution of arbitrary code on a system running MDAC or SQL Server.

MDAC 2.5, 2.6 and 2.7 is affected.

MDAC is included in Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows ME.

Third party applications may also install MDAC.

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