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CVE Number Vulnerability Product Severity Date
MS09-018 Vulnerabilities in Active Directory Could Allow Remote Code Execution (971055) Microsoft Windows Critical 10-06-2009

Technical Information

Brief overview of the risk:
This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in implementations of Active Directory on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003, and Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) when installed on Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003.
Detailed Information on the risk:
A denial of service vulnerability exists in implementations of Active Directory on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003. The vulnerability also exists in implementations of Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) when installed on Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003. The vulnerability is due to improper memory management during execution of certain types of LDAP or LDAPS requests. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the affected server to stop respondingFurther information on this exploit is available at : MS09-018

Affected Software

Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 4
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 3