Microsoft Outlook Express And Windows Mail NNTP Protocol Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (941202)

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Summary
This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS07-056.
Impact
Successful exploitation leads to cause a heap-based buffer overflow by returning more data than requested by the client. Impact Level: System/Application
Solution
Run Windows Update and update the listed hotfixes or download and update mentioned hotfixes in the advisory from the below link, http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-056.mspx
Insight
The flaw is due to a boundary error in 'inetcomm.dll' when processing NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol) responses.
Affected
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 and prior. Microsoft Windows 2000 ervice Pack 4 and prior. Microsoft Windows 2K3 Service Pack 2 and prior. Microsoft Windows Vista
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
High Severity
Classification
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