SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA32326

VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/32326/

CRITICAL: Highly critical

IMPACT: System access

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server - http://secunia.com/advisories/product/21/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server - http://secunia.com/advisories/product/1177/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional - http://secunia.com/advisories/product/1/
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server - http://secunia.com/advisories/product/20/
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition - http://secunia.com/advisories/product/16/
Microsoft Windows XP Professional - http://secunia.com/advisories/product/22/
Microsoft Windows Vista - http://secunia.com/advisories/product/13223/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition - http://secunia.com/advisories/product/1175/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition - http://secunia.com/advisories/product/1174/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition - http://secunia.com/advisories/product/1173/
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Web Edition - http://secunia.com/advisories/product/1176/
Microsoft Windows Storage Server 2003 - http://secunia.com/advisories/product/12399/
Microsoft Windows Server 2008 - http://secunia.com/advisories/product/18255/

DESCRIPTION: A vulnerability has been reported in Microsoft Windows, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system. The vulnerability is caused due to an error in the Server Service component when processing RPC requests and can be exploited via specially crafted RPC requests. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code, but requires authenticated access on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. NOTE: According to Microsoft, the vulnerability is currently being actively exploited.



SOLUTION: Apply patches.
Windows 2000 SP4: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=E22EB3AE-1295-4FE2-9775-6F43C5C2AED3
Windows XP SP2: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0D5F9B6E-9265-44B9-A376-2067B73D6A03
Windows XP SP3: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=0D5F9B6E-9265-44B9-A376-2067B73D6A03
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4C16A372-7BF8-4571-B982-DAC6B2992B25
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition SP2: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=4C16A372-7BF8-4571-B982-DAC6B2992B25
Windows Server 2003 SP1: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=F26D395D-2459-4E40-8C92-3DE1C52C390D
Windows Server 2003 SP2: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=F26D395D-2459-4E40-8C92-3DE1C52C390D
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=C04D2AFB-F9D0-4E42-9E1F-4B944A2DE400
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition SP2: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=C04D2AFB-F9D0-4E42-9E1F-4B944A2DE400
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=AB590756-F11F-43C9-9DCC-A85A43077ACF
Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=AB590756-F11F-43C9-9DCC-A85A43077ACF
Windows Vista (optionally with SP1): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=18FDFF67-C723-42BD-AC5C-CAC7D8713B21
Windows Vista x64 Edition (optionally with SP1): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=A976999D-264F-4E6A-9BD6-3AD9D214A4BD
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=25C17B07-1EFE-43D7-9B01-3DFDF1CE0BD7
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=7B12018E-0CC1-4136-A68C-BE4E1633C8DF
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=2BCF89EF-6446-406C-9C53-222E0F0BAF7A

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: Reported as a 0-day.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY: MS08-067 (KB958644): http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-067.mspx