Microsoft published the Security Bulletin Summary for August 2007:

This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for August 2007.

The full version of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for August 2007 can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-aug.mspx.

With the release of the bulletins for August 2007, this bulletin summary replaces the bulletin advance notification originally issued on August 9, 2007. For more information about the bulletin advance notification service, see http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/advance.mspx.

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Microsoft is hosting a webcast to address customer questions on these bulletins on Wednesday, August 15, 2007, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US Canada). Register for the August Security Bulletin Webcast at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/summary.mspx.

Microsoft also provides information to help customers prioritize monthly security updates with any non-security, high-priority updates that are being released on the same day as the monthly security updates. Please see the section, Other Information.

Bulletin Information
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The security bulletins for this month are as follows, in order of severity:

Critical Security Bulletins
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MS07-042 - Vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (936227)

- Affected Software:
- Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB936021) on Microsoft
Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB936021) on Windows XP
Service Pack 2
- Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB936021) on Windows XP
Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64
Edition Service Pack 2
- Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB936021) on Windows Server
2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB936021) on Windows Server
2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service
Pack 2
- Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB936021) on Windows Server
2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server
2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
- Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB936021) on Windows Vista
- Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB936021) on Windows Vista
x64 Edition
- Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB936181) when installed on
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB936181) on Windows XP
Service Pack 2
- Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB936181) when installed on
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP
Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB936181) when installed on
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003
Service Pack 2
- Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB936181) when installed on
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64
Edition Service Pack 2
- Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB936181) when installed on
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and
Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
- Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB936181) when installed on
Windows Vista
- Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB936181) when installed on
Windows Vista x64 Edition
- Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB933579) when installed on
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB933579) when installed on
Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB933579) when installed on
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP
Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB933579) when installed on
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003
Service Pack 2
- Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB933579) when installed on
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64
Edition Service Pack 2
- Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB933579) when installed on
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and
Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
- Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB933579) on Windows Vista
- Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB933579) on Windows Vista
x64 Edition
- Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 2 with Microsoft XML Core
Services 5.0 (KB936048)
- 2007 Office System with Microsoft XML Core Services 5.0
(KB936960)
- Microsoft Office Groove Server 2007 with Microsoft XML Core
Services 5.0 (KB936056)
- Microsoft Office SharePoint Server with Microsoft XML Core
Services 5.0 (KB936056)

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

MS07-043 - Vulnerability in OLE Automation Could Allow Remote Code Execution (921503)

- Affected Software:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems
- Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
- Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
- Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Service Pack 6 (KB924053)

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

MS07-044 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (940965)

- Affected Software:
- Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003
- Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

MS07-045 - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (937143)

- Affected Software:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems
- Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
- Windows Vista
- Windows Vista x64 Edition

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

MS07-046 - Vulnerability in GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution (938829)

- Affected Software:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
- Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

MS07-050 - Vulnerability in Vector Markup Language Could Allow Remote Code Execution (938127)

- Affected Software:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems
- Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
- Windows Vista
- Windows Vista x64 Edition

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

Important Security Bulletins
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MS07-047 - Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Could Allow Remote Code Execution (936782)

- Affected Software:
- Windows Media Player 7.1 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service
Pack 4
- Windows Media Player 9 when installed on Microsoft Windows
2000 Service Pack 4
- Windows Media Player 9 on Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Windows Media Player 10 when installed on Windows XP Service
Pack 2
- Windows Media Player 10 on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Windows Media Player 10 on Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
- Windows Media Player 10 on Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Windows Media Player 11 when installed on Windows XP Service
Pack 2
- Windows Media Player 11 on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Windows Media Player 11 in Windows Vista
- Windows Media Player 11 in Windows Vista x64 Edition

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

MS07-048 - Vulnerabilities in Windows Gadgets Could Allow Remote Code Execution (938123)

- Affected Software:
- Windows Vista
- Windows Vista x64 Edition

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

MS07-049 - Vulnerability in Virtual PC and Virtual Server Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (937986)

- Affected Software:
- Microsoft Virtual PC 2004
- Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac Version 6.1
- Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac Version 7

- Impact: Elevation of Privilege
- Version Number: 1.0


Other Information
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Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool:
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Microsoft has released an updated version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Windows Server Update Services, and the Download Center.

Non-Security, High-Priority Updates on MU, WU, and WSUS:
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For this month:

* Microsoft has released four non-security,
high-priority updates on Microsoft Update (MU) and
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).

* Microsoft has released two non-security,
high-priority updates for Windows on Windows Update (WU).

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