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LSASS Recursive Stack Overflow Vulnerability

Report ID: SA200906003
Source: F-Secure
Date of Discovery: 10.11.2009
Criticality: Urgent
Affects:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 4
Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems and Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2*
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2*

*Server Core installation affected.

Compromise From: From remote
Compromise Type: DoS

Summary

A vulnerability has been reported in the Active Directory of the Windows 2000 Server, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 operating systems. If the vulnerabily is exploited, it can result in a denial of service.

Detailed Description

This vulnerability only affects systems and domain controllers configured to run the Active Directory directory service, Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) and Active Directory Lightweight Directory Service (AD LDS).

A denial of service can occur if stack space is exhausted during the execution of certain types of requests.

 

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