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Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for May 2006

Issued: May 9, 2006

Version Number: 1.0

Bulletin: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=66474

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Summary:

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This advisory contains information about all security updates

released this month. It is broken down by security bulletin severity.

 

Critical Security Bulletins

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MS06-019 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Could Allow Remote

Code Execution (916803)

 

 

- Affected Software:

- Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 1

- Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2

- Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 with the Exchange 2000

Post-Service Pack 3 Update Rollup of August 2004

 

- Impact: Remote Code Execution

- Version Number: 1.0

 

 

MS06-020 - Vulnerabilities in Macromedia Flash Player from Adobe

Could Allow Remote Code Execution (913433)

 

 

- Affected Software:

- Windows XP Service Pack 1

- Windows XP Service Pack 2

 

- Review the FAQ section of bulletin MS06-O20 for information

about these operating systems:

- Windows 98

- Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)

- Windows Millennium Edition (ME)

 

- Impact: Remote Code Execution

- Version Number: 1.0

 

 

Moderate Security Bulletins

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MS06-018 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Distributed Transaction

Coordinator Could Allow Denial of Service (913580)

 

 

- Affected Software:

- Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

- Windows XP Service Pack 1

- Windows XP Service Pack 2

- Windows Server 2003

- Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems

 

- Impact: Denial of Service

- Version Number: 1.0

 

 

Update Availability:

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Updates are available to address these issues.

For additional information, including Technical Details,

Workarounds, answers to Frequently Asked Questions,

and Update Deployment Information please read

the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for this

month at: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=64680

 

Support:

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Technical support is available from Microsoft Product Support

Services at 1-866-PC SAFETY (1-866-727-2338). There is no

charge for support calls associated with security updates.

International customers can get support from their local Microsoft

subsidiaries. Phone numbers for international support can be found

at: http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx

 

Microsoft Support Lifecycle for Business and Developer Software

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The Microsoft Support Lifecycle policy provides consistent and

predictable guidelines for product support availability at the

time that the product is released. Under this policy, Microsoft

will offer a minimum of ten years of support. This includes five

years of Mainstream Support and five years of Extended Support for

Business and Developer products. Microsoft will continue to provide

security update support, at a supported Service Pack level, for a

minimum of ten years through the Extended support phase. For more

information about the Microsoft Support Lifecycle, visit

http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/ or contact your Technical

Account Manager.

 

Additional Resources:

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* Microsoft has created a free monthly e-mail newsletter containing

valuable information to help you protect your network. This

newsletter provides practical security tips, topical security

guidance, useful resources and links, pointers to helpful

community resources, and a forum for you to provide feedback

and ask security-related questions.

You can sign up for the newsletter at:

 

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/secnews/default.mspx

 

* Microsoft has created a free e-mail notification service that

serves as a supplement to the Security Notification Service

(this e-mail). The Microsoft Security Notification Service:

Comprehensive Version. It provides timely notification of any

minor changes or revisions to previously released Microsoft

Security Bulletins and Security Advisories. This new service

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contain technical information about the revisions to security

bulletins. To register visit the following Web site:

 

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/notify.mspx

 

* Join Microsoft's webcast for a live discussion of the technical

details of these security bulletins and steps you can take

to protect your environment. Details about the live webcast

can be found at:

 

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/summary.mspx

 

The on-demand version of the webcast will be available 24 hours

after the live webcast at:

 

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/summary.mspx

 

* Protect your PC: Microsoft has provided information on how you

can help protect your PC at the following locations:

 

http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

 

If you receive an e-mail that claims to be distributing a

Microsoft security update, it is a hoax that may be distributing a

virus. Microsoft does not distribute security updates through

e-mail. You can learn more about Microsoft's software distribution

policies here:

 

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/topics/policy/swdist.mspx

 

Acknowledgments:

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Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to protect

customers:

 

- - eEye Digital Security (http://www.eeye.com/html/)

for reporting with an issue described in MS06-018.

 

- - Xiao Chen of McAfee (http://www.mcafee.com/) for reporting an issue

described in MS06-018.

 

- - Kai Zhang of VenusTech (http://www.venustech.com.cn/) for reporting

an issue described in MS06-018.

 

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