Microsoft RPC Marshalling Engine Vulnerability ( 10 June 2009 )
RISK: Medium Risk
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists in the Windows remote procedure call (RPC) facility where the RPM Marshalling Engine does not update its internal state appropriately. The failure to update internal state could lead to a pointer being read from an incorrect location. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could execute arbitrary code and take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights.
Impact
- Elevation of Privilege
System / Technologies affected
- Microsoft Windows 2000
- Windows XP
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows Vista
- Windows Server 2008
Solutions
Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.
Download locations for this patch
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Windows XP Service Pack 3
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
- Windows Vista
- Windows Vista Service Pack 1 and Windows Vista Service Pack 2
- Windows Vista x64 Edition
- Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1 and Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems and Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2
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