Microsoft Windows XP/Server 2003 Help and Support Center dvdupgrd.htm memory corruption

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Microsoft Windows XP/Server 2003. This issue affects an unknown function of the file dvdupgrd.htm of the component Help and Support Center. Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability. Furthermore it is possible to detect and prevent this kind of attack with TippingPoint and the filter 2802.