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Old 11-Feb-2004, 07:56
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Microsoft releases major security patch

http://www.computerworld.com/securit...,90039,00.html
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Microsoft Corp. today issued fixes for one "critical" and two "important" flaws in several versions of its Windows software, including Windows Server 2003, under the company's monthly patch-update program.

The critical flaw involves an unchecked buffer in Microsoft's Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1) Library, which provides a generic way of representing data across different applications, according to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-007.

The vulnerability could allow hackers to take complete control of a compromised system to install malicious programs, modify or delete data, or create new administrative accounts.

The official MS release can be found at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/tre...n/MS04-007.asp

If anyone has installed this patch...please post if you have any problems after doing so.
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Wow. That sounds pretty harsh. I am suprised that there was not a bigger deal on the subject, or at least someone else posting how 'Microsoft OS has a loophole' before the patch even came out.

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