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MS05-011: Vulnerability in server message block could allow remote code execution

Article ID:885250
Last Review:February 6, 2007
Revision:7.8

Technical update

December 13, 2005
After you install security update 885250, you may not be able to view the contents of a subfolder on a network share in Microsoft Windows XP with Service Pack 1 (SP1), in Windows XP with Service Pack 2 (SP2), or in Microsoft Windows Server 2003. This issue only occurs under very special conditions. This issue has been fixed by a download. For more information, see the "Known issues" section.
Microsoft has released security bulletin MS05-011. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update. This includes file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
Consumer:
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/default.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/default.mspx)
IT Professional:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-011.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-011.mspx)

Known issues

After you install security update 885250, the issue that is described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article may occur:
895900 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/895900/) You cannot save a file from your Windows XP-based or Windows 2000-based computer to a shared folder on a file server
After you install security update 885250, you may not be able to view the contents of a subfolder on a network share in Windows XP with SP1, in Windows XP with SP2, or in Windows Server 2003. For more information about this issue and about how to resolve this issue when it occurs, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
896427 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/896427/) After you install security update 885250 (MS05-011), you may not be able to view the contents of a subfolder on a network share by using Windows XP or Windows Server 2003

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, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
Microsoft Windows XP for Itanium-based Systems Version 2003
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Microsoft Small Business Server 2000 Standard Edition
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition
Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition

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