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MS00-079: Patch for "HyperTerminal Buffer Overflow" Vulnerability In Windows 2000Article ID: 276471 - View products that this article applies to. This article was previously published under Q276471 For additional information about a similar problem that may occur in Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 304158
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/304158/EN-US/
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Patch for "HyperTerminal Buffer Overflow" Vulnerability In Windows NT 4.0SYMPTOMS
Microsoft has released a patch to address a potential security vulnerability in the HyperTerminal program that is included with Windows 2000. A buffer-overflow vulnerability could allow arbitrary code to be run on a user's computer under special circumstances. For additional information about this vulnerability, see the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS00-079.mspx
For a list of frequently asked questions about this vulnerability, see the following Microsoft Web site:
(http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS00-079.mspx)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/fq00-079.mspx
(http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/fq00-079.mspx)
RESOLUTIONTo 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
The following files are available for download from the Microsoft
Download Center:
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/260910/EN-US/
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How to Obtain the Latest Windows 2000 Service Pack
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(http://download.microsoft.com/download/win2000platform/patch/q276471/nt5/en-us/q276471_w2k_sp3_x86_en.exe)
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(http://download.microsoft.com/download/win2000platform/patch/q276471/nt5/ar/q276471_w2k_sp3_x86_ar.exe)
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(http://download.microsoft.com/download/win2000platform/patch/q276471/nt5/cs/q276471_w2k_sp3_x86_cs.exe)
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(http://download.microsoft.com/download/win2000platform/patch/q276471/nt5/da/q276471_w2k_sp3_x86_da.exe)
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(http://download.microsoft.com/download/win2000platform/patch/q276471/nt5/nl/q276471_w2k_sp3_x86_nl.exe)
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(http://download.microsoft.com/download/win2000platform/patch/q276471/nt5/fi/q276471_w2k_sp3_x86_fi.exe)
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(http://download.microsoft.com/download/win2000platform/patchnec/q276471/nt5/ja/q276471_w2k_sp3_nec98_ja.exe)
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(http://download.microsoft.com/download/win2000platform/patch/q276471/nt5/ko/q276471_w2k_sp3_x86_ko.exe)
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(http://download.microsoft.com/download/win2000platform/patch/q276471/nt5/no/q276471_w2k_sp3_x86_no.exe)
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(http://download.microsoft.com/download/win2000platform/patch/q276471/nt5/pt-br/q276471_w2k_sp3_x86_br.exe)
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119591
Microsoft scanned this file for viruses. Microsoft used the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help to prevent any unauthorized changes to the file.
The English-language version of this fix should have the following file attributes or later:
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/119591/EN-US/
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How to Obtain Microsoft Support Files from Online Services
Date Time Version Size File name -------------------------------------------------------- 04/17/2001 11:53a 5.0.2195.3511 21,776 Hticons.dll 04/17/2001 11:53a 5.0.2195.3511 11,536 Htrn_jis.dll 04/17/2001 11:53a 5.0.2195.3511 575,248 Hypertrm.dll 04/17/2001 11:49a 5.0.2195.3511 6,416 Hypertrm.exe STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this problem may cause a degree of security vulnerability in Microsoft Windows 2000. This problem was first corrected in Windows 2000 Service Pack 3. MORE INFORMATIONFor additional information about this issue in Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition, or Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition, click the article number below
to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
274548
(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/274548/EN-US/
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Patch for 'HyperTerminal Buffer Overflow' Vulnerability in Windows 98, Windows Me
PropertiesArticle ID: 276471 - Last Review: January 29, 2007 - Revision: 6.2 APPLIES TO
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