Published:
16 March 2000
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2000.046 -- Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS00-017) Patch Available for "DOS Device in Path Name" Vulnerability 17 March 2000 =========================================================================== Microsoft Corporation has released a patch that eliminates a security vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows 98 Second Edition. The vulnerability may cause a users system to crash, if they attempted to access a file or folder whose path contained certain reserved words. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/Security/Bulletin/ms00-017.asp =========================================================================== 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). Internet Email: auscert@auscert.org.au Facsimile: (07) 3365 7031 Telephone: (07) 3365 4417 (International: +61 7 3365 4417) AusCERT personnel answer during Queensland business hours which are GMT+10:00 (AEST). On call after hours for emergencies. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.3i Charset: noconv Comment: ftp://ftp.auscert.org.au/pub/auscert/AUSCERT_PGP.key iQCVAwUBONiY4yh9+71yA2DNAQEgNAQAlE3qRha6/Fn2c3HPqB8rXMzx+o3MDiQk 2NEBaEs9fcV9mRqdgd224hC1PEXesP7q8gDQ4HZHlqroNYyQ/dlJYQXU+iz4YNtA Nm0DVCv/c9FOIbpjcQJu2Rh316xX9V2IggSC8YEvz/ZCffA3vkrN7LiectTpYpVI Rh964guxmJk= =qXTd -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----