微软于10月12日发布安全更新程序MS04-36，修复了NNPT组件在处理远程请求时存在的一个“严重级”漏洞。利用该漏洞，黑客可以获得远程系统的控制权。

受该漏洞影响的系统和软件有：
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 3 and Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 4
Microsoft Windows Server? 2003
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition
Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 3 (Uses the Windows 2000 NNTP component)
Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 and Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (Uses the Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 NNTP component)

不受该漏洞影响的系统和软件有：
Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 3 and Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Service Pack 4
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003
Microsoft Windows 98, Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE), and Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (ME)
Microsoft Exchange Server 5.0 Service Pack 2
Microsoft Exchange Server 5.5 Service Pack 4

更多详细信息，请访问微软官方网站：
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-036.mspx