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MS08-068 – Important: Vulnerability in SMB Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957097) - Version:1.2

Posted on 11 December 2008

Important

Severity Rating: Important - Revision Note: V1.2 (December 10, 2008): Added a link to Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 957097 under Known Issues in the Executive Summary and added a known issues entry to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Related to this Security Update section.Summary: This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Server Message Block (SMB) Protocol. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution on affected systems. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.

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• MS08-068 - Version: 1.0
• MS08-068 - Version: 1.1
• MS08-068 - Version: 1.2

 

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