This host is missing a critical security update according to Microsoft Bulletin MS09-039.

Successful exploitation will let the attacker execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges, may result in server crash. Impact Level: System/Application

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/ms09-039.mspx

- An Heap overflow error exists when processing specially crafted WINS network packets, which could be exploited to crash an affected server. - WINS server improperly validates and does not restrict buffer lengths passed to the heap, which could be exploited to crash an affected server.

Microsoft Windows 2k Service Pack 4 and prior Microsoft Windows 2k3 Service Pack 2 and prior

• http://secunia.com/advisories/36213/
• http://support.microsoft.com/kb/969883
• http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS09-039.mspx
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/2234

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Updated on 2015-03-25