Patch Available for "Malformed Dialer Entry" Vulnerability

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              AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
                             
            ESB-1999.106 -- Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS99-026)
          Patch Available for "Malformed Dialer Entry" Vulnerability
                                2 August 1999

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Microsoft Corporation has released the following security bulletin
concerning a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Phone Dialer accessory,
dialer.exe, in Windows NT. This vulnerability may allow the initialisation
file dialer.ini, which is contained in a folder that is world-writable by
default, to be modified to cause arbitrary code to run with the privileges
of the user running Phone Dialer:

       http://www.microsoft.com/security/bulletins/MS99-026.asp

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As AusCERT did not write the document referenced above, AusCERT has
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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.

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If you believe that your system has been compromised, contact AusCERT or
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Teams).

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