Article ID: 935966 - Last Review: September 30, 2011 - Revision: 4.0

MS07-029: Vulnerability in Windows DNS RPC interface could allow remote code execution

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INTRODUCTION

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS07-029. 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 one of the following Microsoft Web sites:

Home users:
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200705.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200705.mspx)
IT professionals:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-029.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-029.mspx)

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Known issue with this security update

After you install security update 935966, the workaround that is described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article should be removed:

936263 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936263/ ) How to disable remote administration of the DNS Server service in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows 2000 Server

Otherwise, Remote Management of the DNS server by using Microsoft Management Console may fail.

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MORE INFORMATION

For more information about how to work around the problem that is described in security bulletin MS07-029, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

936263 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/936263/ ) How to disable remote administration of the DNS Server service in Windows Server 2003 and in Windows 2000 Server

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