Microsoft KB Archive/873333

= MS05-012: Vulnerability in OLE and COM could allow remote code execution =

Article ID: 873333

Article Last Modified on 2/6/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
 * Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional
 * Microsoft Windows XP Professional for Itanium-based systems
 * Microsoft Windows XP for Itanium-based Systems Version 2003
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
 * Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
 * Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
 * Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005

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Microsoft has released security bulletin MS05-012. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update, including file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit the following Microsoft Web sites:  Consumer:

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/update/bulletins/default.mspx

 IT Professional:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-012.mspx



Known issues
 

894194 An application that implements the IMallocSpy debugging interface may experience heap corruption after you install security update 873333

Note Because of OLE32.dll registration, you must stop the Information Store service if you are running an Exchange Server computer. If you do not do this, you may receive a &quot;503 Service unavailable&quot; error message when you access OWA. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

823159 How to troubleshoot the &quot;503 Service Unavailable&quot; error message in Outlook Web Access in Exchange Server 2003

 After you install security update MS05-012, DBCS attachment file names are not displayed in Rich Text e-mail messages and you may receive a &quot;Generic Host Process&quot; error message. For more information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

894391 You receive a &quot;Generic Host Process&quot; error message after you start the computer, or DBCS attachment file names are not displayed in Rich Text e-mail messages



Additional query words: update security_patch security_update security bug flaw vulnerability malicious attacker exploit registry unauthenticated buffer overrun overflow specially-formed scope specially-crafted denial of service DoS TSE WinNT Win2000

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbsecvulnerability kbsecurity kbwinnt400presp7fix kbsecbulletin kbwinxppresp2fix kbwin2000presp5fix kbwinserv2003presp1fix kbhotfixserver KB873333

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