Title
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ITsafe Bulletin 2006/013
What is it?
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Problem with a Microsoft service running in Windows.
What is it affect?
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All versions of Microsoft Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003.
What does it do?
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This problem could enable an attacker to gain control of your computer.
How do I fix it?
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Patch your software by downloading updates from Microsoft. Patches are available from the Microsoft Update Web site or by activating Automatic Updates. For more information about updating Microsoft software see advice on the Website of our partners at Get Safe Online:
http://www.getsafeonline.org/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1148
Details of Specific Problem
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Exploit code exists that takes advantage of this problem.
Details of Underlying Problem(s)
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The technical issues are described by the supplier and can be found at:
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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-040.mspx.
Notes
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ITsafe Bulletins are issued by e-mail when significant risks have been identified that are likely to affect the majority of ITsafe users.
ITsafe Team
Making IT safe for You
http://www.itsafe.gov.uk
The UK Alerting and Advisory Service for Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) Security
