Microsoft KB Archive/260853

= Security Concern with Share-Level Security and Terminal Services =

Article ID: 260853

Article Last Modified on 3/1/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server

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This article was previously published under Q260853





SYMPTOMS
Client computers that are running Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows 98 with password-protected shares (this is known as share-level security) may pose a security concern with Windows 2000, particularly with Terminal Services.



CAUSE
This problem is caused by the way that the redirector in Windows 2000 searches for an existing session when the target share is using share-level security.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, obtain the latest service pack for Windows 2000. For additional information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

260910 How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 1.

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbtermserv kbwin2000sp1fix KB260853

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