Operating System:

[WIN]

Published:

13 January 2004

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

           ESB-2004.0031 -- Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-001
 Vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000
           H.323 Filter can Allow Remote Code Execution (816458)
                              14 January 2004

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:                Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration
                         Server 2000
                        Microsoft Small Business Server 2000
                        Microsoft Small Business Server 2003
Publisher:              Microsoft
Operating System:       Windows
Impact:                 Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
                        Administrator Compromise
Access Required:        Remote

Ref:                    ESB-2004.0029

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Microsoft has released security bulletin MS04-001 "Vulnerability in
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2000 H.323 Filter can
Allow Remote Code Execution (816458)". A successful attacker exploiting 
this vulnerability via a buffer overflow could gain the ability to execute
arbitrary code in the security context of the Microsoft Firewall Service   
and gain complete control of the affected system. Microsoft has rated the
severity of this vulnerability as Critical.

Information about this vulnerability is available from:

        http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/20040113_isaserver.asp
        http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS04-001.asp

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