REVISED: Microsoft Office Security Bulletin Summary for March 2004

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Title: Microsoft Office Security Bulletin Summary for 
       March 2004
Issued: March 09, 2004
Revised: March 10, 2004
Version Number: 2.0
Bulletin:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/offmar04.mspx

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Reason for Major Revision
=========================
Subsequent to the release of the Office Security Bulletin Summary
for March 2004, the following bulletin has undergone a major 
revision increment. Please see the appropriate bulletin section
of this email for more details.

* MS04-009

Summary:
========
Included in this advisory is an update for a newly discovered 
vulnerability in Microsoft Office. This vulnerability has been rated 
Critical: 

** Critical Security Bulletins

    MS04-009 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Could Allow Code
               Execution (828040)

             - Affected Software: 
               - Office XP Service Pack 2  
               - Outlook 2002 Service Pack 2 
               
             - Impact: Remote Code Execution
             - Version Number: 1.0 


Reason for Major Revision
=========================
Subsequent to the release of this bulletin, it was determined that
this vulnerability could also affect users who do not have the
"Outlook Today" folder home page as their default home page in
Outlook 2002. As a result, Microsoft has re-released this bulletin
with a new severity rating of "critical" to reflect the expanded 
attack vector. The update released with the original version of this
security bulletin is effective in protecting from the vulnerability
and users who have applied the update or have installed 
Office XP Service Pack 3 do not need to take additional action. 
In addition, Microsoft is making available an additional
"client update" for customers on the Microsoft Download Center.
This additional update does not contain new fixes or functionality,
but is instead an additional offering of the update that provides
an alternative for customers. 

Update Availability:
===================
An update is available to fix this vulnerability.
For additional information, including Technical Details, 
Workarounds, answers to Frequently Asked Questions, and Update 
Deployment Information please read the Microsoft Office Security 
Bulletin Summary for March at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/offmar04.mspx


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 patches. 
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
 
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=====================
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Acknowledgments:
================
Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to protect 
customers:

- - iDefense 
     (http://www.idefense.com)
- - Jouko Pynnönen
     (http://iki.fi/jouko)

Revisions: 
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* V1.0 March 09, 2004: Bulletin published.
* V2.0 March 10, 2004: Bulletin updated to reflect on a revised 
                        severity rating of Critical and to advise
                        of a new client update. 
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