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Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Patch: Hyperterminal Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Update

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Operating system: Windows 98/2000/XP
Date added: September 06, 2001
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This update resolves two "HyperTerminal Buffer Overflow" security vulnerabilities in computers running Windows NT® 4.0, and is discussed in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS00-079. Download now to prevent a malicious user from running unauthorized code on your computer.

This vulnerability exists because HyperTerminal has an unchecked buffer (a temporary data storage area that has a limited capacity but no specification for the amount of information that can be written into it). If a malicious user sends an e-mail that contains a specifically malformed Web address (URL), it can cause the buffer to overflow, allowing the malicious user to run unauthorized code on the computer.

Note: Although HyperTerminal ships as part of several Microsoft products, it was developed by Hilgraeve, Inc. Additional information about this vulnerability and an update for the full version of HyperTerminal Private Edition are available at http://www.hilgraeve.com.

For more information about this vulnerability, read Microsoft Security Bulletin MS00-079.

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