Microsoft KB Archive/871250

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MS05-003: Vulnerability in the Indexing Service could allow remote code execution

Article ID: 871250

Article Last Modified on 2/6/2007

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional for Itanium-based systems
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional for Itanium-based systems
• Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
• Microsoft Windows XP Professional
• Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2002
• Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
• Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

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Microsoft has released security bulletin MS05-003. 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 site:

• Home users:
  

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

  
  

• IT professionals:
  

  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-003.mspx

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

Keywords: kbbug kbfix kbsecvulnerability kbqfe kbsecurity kbsecbulletin kbwinxppresp2fix kbwin2000presp5fix kbwinserv2003presp1fix kbhotfixserver KB871250

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