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Microsoft published the Security Bulletin Summary for August, 2006



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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:
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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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MS06-040 - 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
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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:
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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=70983

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
===============================================================
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:
=====================
* 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
provides notifications that are written for IT professionals and
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:

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:

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:

- - 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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