Patch Available for Windows NT "Screen Saver" Vulnerability

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              AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
                             
                 ESB-1999.034 -- MS99-008 Security Bulletin
         Patch Available for Windows NT "Screen Saver" Vulnerability
                                15 March 1999

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Microsoft Corporation has released the following security bulletin
concerning a vulnerability in the Windows NT screen saver which may allow
a local user to gain administrator privileges:

       http://www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/ms99-008.asp

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This security bulletin is provided as a service to AusCERT's members.
As AusCERT did not write the document quoted above, AusCERT has
had no control over its content.  The decision to use any or all
of this information is the responsibility of each user or organisation,
and should be done so in accordance with site policies and procedures.

If you have any questions or need further information, please contact 
Microsoft Corporation directly.

Previous advisories and external security bulletins can be retrieved from:

	http://www.auscert.org.au/Information/advisories.html

If you believe that your system has been compromised, contact AusCERT or
your representative in FIRST (Forum of Incident Response and Security
Teams).

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