Updated: July 13, 2020 (November 17, 2003)

FrontPage Server, Windows Patches

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Vulnerabilities in Windows and the FrontPage Server Extensions, reported in Microsoft’s Nov. 2003 Windows Security Bulletin Summary, could easily be exploited by worms. The vulnerabilities require organizations running Windows 2000 and Windows XP to take immediate corrective action, because they enable attackers to take over remote computers without any action by the computers’ users. This means these vulnerabilities could become the basis of software “worms” similar to Blaster or SQL Slammer that automatically infect large numbers of computers over the Internet.

Buffer Overrun in Workstation Service

A vulnerability (designated MS-03-049) in certain versions of Windows enables attackers to take control of computers running the Windows Workstation service, which supports file sharing, print sharing, and discovery of computers on LANs. The vulnerability affects the following Windows versions:

Windows 2000 Service Pack (SP) 2, 3, and 4
Windows XP, Windows XP SP 1
Windows XP 64-Bit Edition.

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