Microsoft Windows "IsHandleEntrySecure ()" Denial of Service Vulnerability

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Affected Systems:
Microsoft Windows Server 2008
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Microsoft Windows Server is a Microsoft Server operating system.

Microsoft Windows Server 2008 has a null pointer indirect reference error in the implementation of the "IsHandleEntrySecure ()" function (win32k. sys). A Denial of Service (DoS) can be caused after being used successfully.

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Link: http://secunia.com/advisories/55633/
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Vendor patch:

Microsoft
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Currently, the vendor does not provide patches or upgrade programs. We recommend that users who use the software follow the vendor's homepage to obtain the latest version:

Http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/