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Vulnerability in DirectPlay Could Allow Denial of Service

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by TS | Thomas, Jun 8, 2004.

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  1. TS | Thomas Newcomer, in training

    Affected Software:
    Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition, Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition, Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), & Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (Me)

    This update resolves a newly-discovered, privately reported vulnerability. A denial of service vulnerability exists in the implementation of the IDirectPlay4 application programming interface (API) of Microsoft DirectPlay because of a lack of robust packet validation.

    Patch Availability.
    TS | Thomas, Jun 8, 2004
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