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Microsoft Windows RPCSS Service DCOM Interface Vulnerabilities
Secunia Advisory: SA9692
Release Date: 2003-09-10
Last Update: 2003-10-15
Popularity: 33,913 views

Critical:
Highly critical
Impact: DoS
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 NT 4.0 Server
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Server, Terminal Server Edition
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
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 Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional

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Advisory Content (Page 2 of 3)[ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]

Solution:
Microsoft has issued patches, which can be installed manually or via WindowsUpdate.

Windows NT Workstation (requires SP6a installed):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...-8DB5-CF8C188879DA&displaylang=en

Windows NT Server 4.0 (requires SP6a installed):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...-B376-2DACCE773DC0&displaylang=en

Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition (requires SP6 installed):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...-A2E9-506D17BB883F&displaylang=en

Windows 2000 (requires SP2, SP3, or SP4 installed):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...-8B94-817EA8485DD1&displaylang=en

Windows XP:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...-B424-95D32CFC8CBA&displaylang=en

Windows XP 64 bit Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...-9DC3-7053EC206D65&displaylang=en

Windows XP 64 bit Edition Version 2003:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...-9B6D-84106F66059B&displaylang=en

Windows Server 2003:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...-87A4-C208E9BA4787&displaylang=en

Windows Server 2003 64 bit Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/de...-9B6D-84106F66059B&displaylang=en

Provided and/or discovered by:
Barnaby Jack and Riley Hassell, eEye Digital Security.
Yuan Renguang, NSFOCUS Security Team.
Xue Yong Zhi and Renaud Deraison, Tenable Network Security.

Changelog:
2003-09-11: Added links to eEye and NSFOCUS advisories in "Original Advisory" section.
2003-09-18: Included link to Secunia vulnerability test.
2003-09-23: Added link to Xfocus research.
2003-10-11: Added information about an exploit, which may work even if the patch has been applied.
2003-10-13: Updated "Description" section.
2003-10-15: Updated exploit information and "Solution" section.

Original Advisory:
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-039:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-039.asp

NSFOCUS advisory:
http://www.nsfocus.com/english/homepage/research/0306.htm

eEye Digital Security advisory:
http://www.eeye.com/html/Research/Advisories/AD20030910.html

Other References:
SA9978:
http://secunia.com/advisories/9978/

Knowledge base article describing a scanning tool for identifying systems without the MS03-039 patch installed:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=827363

Xfocus Analysis:
http://www.xfocus.org/documents/200309/4.html

Change Page:
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