Windows NT 4.0 Security Patch: Buffer Overrun in Windows Kernel Message Handling Could Lead to Elevated Privileges
Brief Description
A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise a computer running Microsoft® Windows® NT 4.0 and gain complete control over it. You can help protect your computer by installing this update.
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Quick Details
| File Name: | Q811493i.EXE |
| Version: | 811493 |
| Date Published: | 4/16/2003 |
| Language: | English |
| Download Size: | 1.6 MB |
| Estimated Download Time: | 4 min 56K |
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Overview
A security issue has been identified that could allow an attacker to compromise a computer running Microsoft® Windows® NT 4.0 and gain complete control over it. An attacker would need the ability to log onto the computer locally to carry out an attack. You can help protect your computer by installing this update from Microsoft. 
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System Requirements
- Supported Operating Systems: Windows NT
- Windows NT 4.0 Workstation
- Windows NT 4.0 Server
- Windows NT 4.0 Server, Enterprise Edition
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Instructions
- Click the Download link to start the download, or choose a different language from the drop-down list and click Go.
- Do one of the following:
- To start the installation immediately, click Open or Run this program from its current location.
- To copy the download to your computer for installation at a later time, click Save or Save this program to disk.
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