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Microsoft Security Advisory MS02-006 - A buffer overrun is present in all implementations of Microsoft SNMP services. Sending a malformed management request to a system running an affected version of the SNMP service, an attacker can execute code of his choice in the LocalSystem context or cause denial of service. A patch is under development to eliminate the vulnerability. In the meantime, Microsoft recommends that customers who use the SNMP service disable it. Microsoft FAQ on this issue available here.

Microsoft Security Advisory MS02-006 - A buffer overrun is present in all implementations of Microsoft SNMP services. Sending a malformed management request to a system running an affected version of the SNMP service, an attacker can execute code of his choice in the LocalSystem context or cause denial of service. A patch is under development to eliminate the vulnerability. In the meantime, Microsoft recommends that customers who use the SNMP service disable it. Microsoft FAQ on this issue available here.