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MS08-003: Vulnerability in Active Directory could allow denial of service

Article ID:946538
Last Review:April 14, 2008
Revision:3.0
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INTRODUCTION

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS08-003. This security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the corresponding 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/200802.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200802.mspx)
Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft Update Web site now:
http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate (http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate)
IT professionals:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-003.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS08-003.mspx)
How to obtain help and support for this security update For home users, no-charge support is available by calling 1-866-PCSAFETY in the United States and Canada or by contacting your local Microsoft subsidiary. For more information about how to contact your local Microsoft subsidiary for security update support issues, visit the International Support Web site:
http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx (http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx)
For enterprise customers, support for security updates is available through your usual support contacts.

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MORE INFORMATION

Known issues with this security update

After you install this security update, LDAP queries may fail for large result sets on a Windows Server 2003-based computer. For more information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
949876 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949876/) LDAP queries fail for large result sets after security update MS08-003 is applied on a Windows Server 2003-based computer

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Additional information about this security update

For more information about this security update and for information about any known issues with specific releases of this software, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
931374 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/931374/) MS08-003: Description of security update for Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) in Windows Server 2003 or Windows XP: February 12, 2008

943484 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/943484/) MS08-003: Description of the security update for Active Directory in Windows 2000 Server and in Windows Server 2003: February 12, 2008

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APPLIES TO
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server SP4
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, when used with:
  Microsoft Windows XP Professional
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, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2, when used with:
  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition
  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
  Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

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