Re: is this patch for real?

From: Torgeir Bakken (MVP) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com)
Date: 01/23/03 

From: "Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" <Torgeir.Bakken-spam@hydro.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Jan 2003 03:50:25 +0100

Robert Dessy wrote:

> "David Martin" <dmartin@csdf-cde.ca.gov> wrote in message news:<073c01c2c248$8f242620$8df82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA02>...
> > Today my automatic update shows a security update
> > referenced as 810833. I can find nothing about it on the
> > Microsoft website and there was no Security Bulletin
> > released. I am not installing this patch until I get some
> > kind of verification. What worries me is all the machines
> > out there set to automatically install patches.
>
> I thought it was odd that the "Details" links were missing too, even
> for Q329170 which is apparently a valid knowledge base article. I'm
> assuming it's a mix-up, but I won't install yet either.

Hi

Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-001
Unchecked Buffer in Locator Service Could Lead to Code Execution (810833)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS03-001.asp

MS03-001: Unchecked Buffer in the Locator Service Might Permit Code to Run
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;810833 

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torgeir
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