TITLE:
Microsoft Windows Web Client Service Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA18857

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/18857/

CRITICAL:
Less critical

IMPACT:
Privilege escalation

WHERE:
Local system

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
http://secunia.com/product/22/
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
http://secunia.com/product/16/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1176/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1173/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1174/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition
http://secunia.com/product/1175/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows, which can be
exploited by malicious, local users to gain escalated privileges.
  
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in Web Client
Service the handling of WebDAV messages.

SOLUTION:
Apply patches:

Microsoft Windows XP SP1 / Microsoft Windows XP SP2:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=62535040-5204-4469-B0BF-EAE14567C2D5

Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9734F634-6869-434F-AAF0-47B70F84D178

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 SP1:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=FA073183-0C83-4F1C-BE46-A2EE8A1A1440

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (Itanium) / Microsoft Windows Server
2003 SP1 (Itanium):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E186E149-208A-4035-A0FC-E1CBDE4E6FEF

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=E2F5413A-0B77-4C18-9BAB-E2470D3D3F4E

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Kostya Kortchinsky of EADS/CRC

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
MS06-008 (KB911927):
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-008.mspx

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