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Patches/SP's: Microsoft fixing another faulty patch (MS03-029) |
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By Paul Roberts, IDG News Service
JULY 30, 2003
Microsoft Corp. acknowledged yesterday that a recent security patch is causing problems on machines running the Windows NT 4.0 operating system.
The patch, released July 23 and described in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-029, causes the Routing and Remote Access Service (RRAS) on NT 4.0 machines to fail, Microsoft said.
MS03-029 patches a vulnerability in Windows NT 4.0 Server's file management function that could make machines running NT 4.0 vulnerable to denial-of-service attacks, Microsoft said.
Microsoft customers described a variety of problems immediately after downloading and installing the patch on vulnerable systems, including error messages and problems trying to log onto affected systems. RRAS allows remote users to securely connect to NT 4.0 systems over dial-up or broadband Internet connections.
More than 30 NT 4.0 users reported problems after applying the patch; reports of the problem surfaced on July 25, according to Russ Cooper, editor of the NTBugtraq mailing list.
Initially silent, Microsoft updated its Security Bulletin yesterday and sent out an e-mail message confirming that the patch was flawed. Microsoft is investigating the problem and will issue a fix to correct it soon, the company said.
A loosely tested hot fix is available for companies that need an immediate fix for the problem, Microsoft said. The company also noted that the patch is effective in guarding NT 4.0 systems against denial-of-service attacks, as intended.
Customers not using RRAS will encounter error messages after applying the patch, but other NT 4.0 functionality won't be affected, Microsoft said.
Although at least one affected NT 4.0 user encountered problems uninstalling MS03-029, most were able to restore RRAS service without problems, Cooper said.
The incident is the latest example of a security patch gone awry. In April, Microsoft was forced to acknowledge and fix a problem with a patch for Windows XP that caused slowdowns on systems that applied the patch.
http://www.computerworld.com/securitytopics/security/holes/story/0,10801,83584,00.html
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