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Windows 2000 IIS5 Security Patch: HTTPEXT Overflow Vulnerability

Brief Description
Microsoft has released a patch that eliminates a security vulnerability in Microsoft® Internet Information Services. IIS 5.0 contains a flaw affecting the way that an URL is handled if it has a specific construction and its length is within a very narrow range of values.

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Quick Details
File Name:Q286818_W2K_SP3_x86_en.EXE
Version:q286818
Knowledge Base (KB) Articles:KB286818
Date Published:2/26/2001
Language:English
Download Size:312 KB
Estimated Download Time: 1 min 56K

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Overview

Microsoft has released a patch that eliminates a security vulnerability in Microsoft® Internet Information Services. IIS 5.0 contains a flaw affecting the way that an URL is handled if it has a specific construction and its length is within a very narrow range of values. If such an URL were repeatedly sent to an affected system, a confluence of events could cause a memory allocation error that would result in the failure of the IIS service.

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System Requirements

  • Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000
Windows 2000 Server w/Internet Information Server 5.0
Windows 2000 Advanced Server w/Internet Information Server 5.0
Windows 2000 Server w/Exchange 2000
Windows 2000 Advanced Server w/Exchange 2000

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Instructions

Select "Run this Program from its Current Location" to start the install immediately. OR
Select "Save this Program to Disk" to copy the download to your machine for installation at a later time.

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