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TITLE:
Microsoft Windows NDISTAPI.SYS Denial of Service

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA24598

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/24598/

CRITICAL:
Not critical

IMPACT:
DoS

WHERE:
Local system

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

DESCRIPTION:
Rubén Santamarta has reported a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows,
which can be exploited by malicious, local users to cause a DoS
(Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the handling of data
sent to the "\Device\NdisTapi" device. This can be exploited to crash
a vulnerable system by sending arbitrary data to the said device.

The vulnerability is reported in Microsoft Windows XP SP2 and
Microsoft Windows 2003 Server SP1. Other versions may also be
affected.

SOLUTION:
Restrict access to trusted users only.

Microsoft Windows 2003:
Update to SP2.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Rubén Santamarta

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.reversemode.com/index.php?option=com_remository&Itemid=2&func=fileinfo&id=47

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