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Patch Name	DirectX80-KB839643-x86-ENU.EXE
Patch Description	Update for the IDirectPlay4 API of Microsoft DirectX 8.0x (DirectPlay) (KB839643)
Bulletin Id	MS04-016
Bulletin Title	Vulnerability in DirectPlay Could Allow Denial of Service (839643)
Severity	Moderate
Location Path	DirectX80-KB839643-x86-ENU.EXE
Bulletin Summary	This update resolves a newly-discovered- privately reported vulnerability. A denial of service vulnerability exists in the implementation of the IDirectPlay4 application programming interface (API) of Microsoft DirectPlay because of a lack of robust packet validation. The vulnerability is documented in the Vulnerability Details section of this bulletin.
Superceding Bulletin Id	None
Patch Release Date	Jun 8, 2004
Affected Product Information Product Name Service Pack Name Windows 2000 Advanced Server Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Windows 2000 Professional Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Windows 2000 Server Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 DirectX 8.0 DirectX 8.0 Gold

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