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TITLE:
Windows Kernel Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA21415

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/21415/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
http://secunia.com/product/21/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
http://secunia.com/product/1177/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional
http://secunia.com/product/1/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
http://secunia.com/product/20/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.

The vulnerability is caused due to an unspecified boundary error in
the kernel and can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow.

Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code with
kernel-level privileges.

NOTE: Additional issues discovered internally by Microsoft have also
been reported.

SOLUTION:
Apply patch.

Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=08806182-6a26-4663-91ea-179817350a91

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
MS06-049 (KB920958):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-049.mspx

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