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TITLE:
Microsoft Windows Active Directory Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA32242

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/32242/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From local network

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

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows, which can be
exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to an incorrect memory allocation
when processing LDAP and LDAPS requests. This can be exploited to
cause a buffer overflow via a specially crafted request.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code, but
requires that the affected system is configured as a domain
controller.

SOLUTION:
Apply vendor patch.

Windows 2000 Server SP4:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8ed7bb9a-4b26-49d7-8c14-60226d2bc20d

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Paul Miseiko, nCircle.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
MS08-060 (KB954211):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-060.mspx

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