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              AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
                             
                 ESB-1999.086 -- MS99-021 Security Bulletin
      Patch Available for "CSRSS Worker Thread Exhaustion" Vulnerability
                                24 June 1999

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Microsoft Corporation has released the following security bulletin
concerning a vulnerability in Windows NT that may hang a server system
waiting for user input. This vulnerability could be exploited to create
a denial of service condition against a machine that allows interactive
logons:

       http://www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/ms99-021.asp

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This security bulletin is provided as a service to AusCERT's members.
As AusCERT did not write the document referenced 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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