Summary:  Microsoft is reporting that one of the patches released in its July 2004 security bulletin may result in sharing violation problems and/or increased network traffic/diminished performance. The problem is apparently found on certain Windows XP machines on which Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-024 was applied. MS04-024 was included in the July '04 bulletin under the 'Important' category. The title of MS04-024 is "Vulnerability in Windows Shell Could Allow Remote Code Execution (839645)".

Recommended Actions:  Microsoft has provided a link which describes the problem in more detail and also offers information on a hotfix for this problem. If you detect aberrant behavior on an XP machine after installing patch MS04-024 you should visit the Microsoft link (provided in the Resources section of this alert) for more information.

ITS Actions:  At this time, ITS is taking no specific additional actions to address this situation. An update will be issued if the situation changes.

Resources:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;871242
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-024.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-jul.mspx

NOTE:  PLEASE DO NOT REPLY TO THIS ALERT.  Alerts distributed by ALARM are not intended to supplant whatever security measures you are currently following. Technology coordinators, as well as the entire Ualbany computing community should continue to take all necessary precautions against threats to system security and information integrity.

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