Windows XP DoS Bug Worse Than Thought

"It affects several other editions of Windows, and could have buffer overflow potential


A bug in Windows that went public last week may be more dangerous than originally believed, Microsoft confirmed Saturday in a weekend advisory. One security analyst fears that the vulnerability -- which for now looks limited to a denial-of-service attack -- may soon be found to cause more severe problems for Windows users.

According to the Security Advisory posted Saturday, the bug in Windows Remote Desktop Service affects not just Windows XP SP2, as originally thought, but all the supported editions of Windows, including Windows 2000, Windows XP SP1, Windows XP Professional x64, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 SP1, and Windows Server x64.

Since May, Microsoft has had the advisory service in place to warn users of confirmed vulnerabilities before a patch is available, and if possible, provide advice on how to contain or prevent an exploit.

Microsoft downplayed the danger posed by the flaw. "