Microsoft KB Archive/917422

= MS06-051: Vulnerability in the Windows kernel could result in remote code execution =

Article ID: 917422

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2007

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APPLIES TO

 Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86) Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86) Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems</li> Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems</li> Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition</li> Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition</li> Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition (32-bit x86)</li> Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition (32-Bit x86)</li> Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition (32-Bit x86)</li> Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition</li> Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition</li> Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter x64 Edition</li> Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005</li> Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005</li> Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition</li> Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4</li> Microsoft Small Business Server 2000 Standard Edition</li> Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003, Standard Edition Service Pack 1 (SP1), when used with: <ul> Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition</li></ul> </li> <li>Microsoft Windows XP Professional, when used with: <ul> <li>Microsoft Windows XP Professional</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows XP Professional</li></ul> </li></ul>

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INTRODUCTION
Microsoft has released security bulletin MS06-051. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update. This information includes file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit the following Microsoft Web sites: <ul> <li>Home users:

http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/update/bulletins/200608.mspx

</li> <li>IT professionals:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-051.mspx

</li></ul>

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Known issues
Programs that are not Terminal Services aware and that use the Windows directory to read or to write files may not run correctly. For more information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

924066 You experience problems with programs that are not Terminal Services aware after you install security update 917422 on a computer that is running Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

Programs unexpectedly stop during initialization after you apply this security update. You do not receive any error message when this problem occurs. For more information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

924867 Programs that limit the application stack size to 2,048 bytes may not run after you install security update 917422

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 kbqfe kbsecurity kbwinnt400presp7fix kbsecbulletin kbpubtypekc kbwin2000presp5fix kbwinserv2003sp2fix KB917422

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