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Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for August, 2006

Issued: August 8, 2006

Version Number: 1.0

Bulletin: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=70983

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Summary:

========

This advisory contains information about all security updates

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

 

Critical Security Bulletins

===========================

 

MS06-040 - Vulnerability in Server Service Could Allow Remote Code

Execution (921883)

 

- Affected Software:

- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

- Windows Server 2003

- Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems

- Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems

- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition

- Windows XP Service Pack 2

- Windows XP Service Pack 1

- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

- Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

 

- Impact: Remote Code Execution

- Version Number: 1.0

 

 

MS06-041 - Vulnerability in DNS Resolution Could Allow Remote Code

Execution (920683)

 

- Affected Software:

- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

- Windows Server 2003

- Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems

- Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems

- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition

- Windows XP Service Pack 2

- Windows XP Service Pack 1

- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

- Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

 

- Impact: Remote Code Execution

- Version Number: 1.0

 

 

MS06-042 - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (918899)

 

- Affected Software:

- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

- Windows Server 2003

- Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems

- Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems

- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition

- Windows XP Service Pack 2

- Windows XP Service Pack 1

- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

- Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

 

- Impact: Remote Code Execution

- Version Number: 1.0

 

 

MS06-043 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Could Allow Remote

Code Execution (920214)

 

- Affected Software:

- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

- Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems

- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition

- Windows XP Service Pack 2

- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

 

- Impact: Remote Code Execution

- Version Number: 1.0

 

 

MS06-044 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Management Console Could Allow

Remote Code Execution (917008)

 

- Affected Software:

- Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

 

- Impact: Remote Code Execution

- Version Number: 1.0

 

 

MS06-046 - Vulnerability in HTML Help Could Allow Remote Code

Execution (922616)

 

- Affected Software:

- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

- Windows Server 2003

- Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems

- Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems

- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition

- Windows XP Service Pack 2

- Windows XP Service Pack 1

- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

- Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

 

- Impact: Remote Code Execution

- Version Number: 1.0

 

 

MS06-047 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications

Could Allow Remote Code Execution (921645)

 

- Affected Software:

- Office XP Service Pack 3

- Project 2002 Service Pack 1

- Visio 2002 Service Pack 2

- Office 2000 Service Pack 3

- Access 2000 Runtime Service Pack 3

- Project 2000 Service Release 1

- Works Suite 2006

- Works Suite 2005

- Works Suite 2004

- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications SDK 6.4

- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications SDK 6.3

- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications SDK 6.2

- Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications SDK 6.0

 

- Impact: Remote Code Execution

- Version Number: 1.0

 

 

MS06-048 - Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote

Code Execution (922968)

 

- Affected Software:

- Office 2003 Service Pack 2

- Office 2003 Service Pack 1

- Office XP Service Pack 3

- Office 2000 Service Pack 3

- Office v. X for Mac

- Office 2004 for Mac

 

- Impact: Remote Code Execution

- Version Number: 1.0

 

 

MS06-051 - Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Result in Remote

Code Execution (917422)

 

- Affected Software:

- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

- Windows Server 2003

- Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems

- Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems

- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition

- Windows XP Service Pack 2

- Windows XP Service Pack 1

- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

- Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

 

- Impact: Remote Code Execution

- Version Number: 1.0

 

 

Important Security Bulletins

============================

 

MS06-045 - Vulnerability in Windows Explorer Could Allow Remote Code

Execution (921398)

 

- Affected Software:

- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

- Windows Server 2003

- Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems

- Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems

- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition

- Windows XP Service Pack 2

- Windows XP Service Pack 1

- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

- Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

 

- Impact: Remote Code Execution

- Version Number: 1.0

 

 

MS06-049 - Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Result in Elevation

of Privilege (920958)

 

- Affected Software:

- Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

 

- Impact: Elevation of Privilege

- Version Number: 1.0

 

 

MS06-050 - Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Hyperlink Object

Library Could Allow Remote Code Execution (920670)

 

- Affected Software:

- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

- Windows Server 2003

- Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems

- Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems

- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition

- Windows XP Service Pack 2

- Windows XP Service Pack 1

- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

- Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

 

- Impact: Remote Code Execution

- Version Number: 1.0

 

 

Update Availability:

===================

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=70983

 

Support:

========

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

===============================================================

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

details of these security bulletins and steps you can take

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

 

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

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

 

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

 

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

 

Acknowledgments:

================

Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to protect

customers:

 

- - Pedram Amini, of the TippingPoint Security Research Team

(http://www.tippingpoint.com/)

(http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/)

for reporting an issue described in MS06-050.

 

- - Reed Arvin

for reporting an issue described in MS06-051.

 

- - Will Dormann of CERT/CC

(http://www.cert.org/)

for reporting an issue described in MS06-042.

 

- - Steve Tai of CSC Australia Pty Limited

(http://au.country.csc.com/)

for reporting an issue described in MS06-050.

 

- - Dejun of the Fortinet Security Response Team

for reporting an issue described in MS06-048.

 

- - Tom Gilder

for reporting an issue described in MS06-044.

 

- - Shih-hao Weng of Information & Communication Security Technology

Center

(http://www.icst.org.tw/)

for reporting an issue described in MS06-048.

 

- - Mark Dowd of ISS X-Force

(http://www.iss.net/)

for reporting an issue described in MS06-041.

 

- - Yorick Koster of ITsec Security Services

for reporting an issue described in MS06-044.

 

- - Matt Miller and Ken Johnson of Leviathan Security Group

(http://www.leviathansecurity.com/)

for reporting an issue described in MS06-051.

 

- - H D Moore

(http://www.metasploit.com/)

for reporting an issue described in MS06-044.

 

- - SoWhat of Nevis Labs

(http://www.nevisnetworks.com/)

for reporting an issue described in MS06-048.

 

- - Peter Winter Smith of NGS Software

(http://www.ngssoftware.com/)

for reporting an issue described in MS06-041.

 

- - SANS

(http://www.sans.org/)

for working with us on an issue described in MS06-040.

 

- - Elia Florio of Symantec

(http://www.symantec.com/)

for reporting an issue described in MS06-048.

 

- - Ka Chun Leung of Symantec

(http://www.symantec.com/)

for reporting an issue described in MS06-047.

 

- - Sam Thomas, working with TippingPoint and the Zero Day Initiative

(http://www.tippingpoint.com/)

(http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/)

for reporting two issues described in MS06-042.

 

- - Cody Pierce of the Tipping Point Security Research Team

(http://www.tippingpoint.com/security/)

for reporting an issue described in MS06-042 and working with

us on an issue described in MS06-046.

 

- - US-CERT

(http://www.us-cert.gov/)

for working with us on an issue described in MS06-040.

 

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Dont fear, the patch for the patch is here

 

Talking of which... how many of you prefer using linux over windows or vice versa? I know most of you have no choice but to use windows on your workstations at work, but what is on your machine(s) at home? Not trying to start a debate... just curious.

 

In my case, my server runs linux, two client machines run linux and the other two run windows (I would prefer linux, but some of my family insist on using windows).

CyberNerd

CyberNerd

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How many of you prefer using linux over windows or vice versa? I know most of you have no choice but to use windows on your workstations at work
I managed to un-window my school workstation over a year ago and haven't looked back. I admit though I also run 2k3 server, XP, 2000 server and another linux install on the same box in VMWare for testing purposes - and most of the stuff I need is rdp/ica so it has hardly changed anything (except better reliability, better applications and less reboots)

 

but what is on your machine(s) at home?

 

As soon as I discovered Americas Army, Warzone2100, enemy-territory, tremulous and MAME I was able to give up my illegal copy of XP at home in favour of Ubuntu. I miss BF2 and WoW, but not enough to by Cedega.

Also I converted my mum, sister, and GF to Ubuntu/SuSE - and found I lowered my (free) support costs (giving me more time to spend exploring the untold number of free applications I now have)

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