06.161.2004 - MS04-016: Vulnerability in DirectPlay Could Allow Denial of Service (839643)

A denial of service vulnerability exists in the IDirectPlay4 Application Programming Interface (API) of Microsoft DirectPlay. Applications that implement this API are typically network-based multi-player games. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the application to fail. - Download Windows 2000 SP2/SP3/SP4 - Download Windows XP Non-SP/SP 1 - Download Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 - Download Windows XP 64-Bit Version 2003 - Download Windows Server 2003 - Download Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition - Download DirectX 8.0, 8.0a, when installed on Windows 2000 - Download DirectX 8.1, 8.1a, 8.1b when installed on Windows 2000 - Download DirectX 8.2 when installed on Windows 2000, or Windows XP - Download DirectX 9.0, 9.0a, 9.0b when installed on Windows 2000, Windows XP, or Windows Server 2003 - View Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-016 - View Microsoft Knowledge Base Article - 839643 - Visit Microsoft Corporation