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A new CERT Advisory, CA-2003-28, was issued today. This one is for Buffer overflow condition in Microsoft Windows. This includes Windows 2000, XP and XP 64-Bit Edition.
The overflow is in the Windows Workstation Service (WKSSVC.DLL). This could allow remote attacks to execute arbitrary code or cause a DOS.
To fix the condition you will need to apply a patch specified in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-049.
Let’s get patching…