Article ID: 935964 - Last Review: September 30, 2011 - Revision: 2.0

Microsoft Security Advisory: A vulnerability in RPC in the Windows DNS Server service could allow remote code execution

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SUMMARY

A vulnerability has been discovered in the Domain Name System (DNS) Server service in Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 4 (SP4), in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (SP1), and in Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2). Windows 2000 Professional SP4, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Vista are not affected because these versions of Windows do not contain the vulnerable code. Microsoft has released a Microsoft Security Advisory about this issue for IT professionals. This security advisory also contains additional security-related information. To view this security advisory, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/935964.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/935964.mspx)
APPLIES TO
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
    • 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, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2, when used with:
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
    • Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
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