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To: mr.mark who started this subject	3/2/2001 6:48:21 AM
From: mr.mark	Read Replies (1) of 110626

"Windows 2000 Event Viewer Contains Unchecked Buffer The problem can let an attacker cause arbitrary code to execute on the OS in the security context of the user viewing a particular malformed event log entry... It is possible to write an event record remotely. However, the mechanism by which this could be done is typically blocked by firewalling. Thus, in a properly-secured environment, it’s likely that this vulnerability could only be exploited by an intranet user." windowsitsecurity.com VENDOR RESPONSE Microsoft has released a security bulletin, MS01-013, and a patch to address the issue. microsoft.com [note: install requires reboot] :) mark

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