Flaw opens crack in Windows servers

Dexsal · Nov 30, 2004, 08:26 PM

A flaw in popular Windows server software could allow remote attacks to be launched against systems, Microsoft has confirmed.

The vulnerability is in Windows Internet Name Service, or WINS, a network infrastructure component of server products such as Windows NT 4.0 Server, Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003, Microsoft said Tuesday. The company has issued a temporary work-around for the problem while it works on an update to fix the vulnerability.

The problem, first made public last Friday by security software maker Immunity, is being defined by Microsoft as a "a remote buffer overflow" flaw that could enable an attacker to run malicious software on vulnerable servers.

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Nov 30, 2004, 08:26 PM	#1
Dexsal Space Monocerotis Join Date: May 2004 Location: Aust Posts: 1,401 Rep Power: 0	Flaw opens crack in Windows servers A flaw in popular Windows server software could allow remote attacks to be launched against systems, Microsoft has confirmed. The vulnerability is in Windows Internet Name Service, or WINS, a network infrastructure component of server products such as Windows NT 4.0 Server, Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003, Microsoft said Tuesday. The company has issued a temporary work-around for the problem while it works on an update to fix the vulnerability. The problem, first made public last Friday by security software maker Immunity, is being defined by Microsoft as a "a remote buffer overflow" flaw that could enable an attacker to run malicious software on vulnerable servers. Read More