Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for January 2007

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Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for January 2007
Issued: January 09, 2007
Version Number: 1.0
Bulletin: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=80465
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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
===========================

MS07-002 - Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote
             Code Execution (927198)

  - Affected Software: 
    - Excel 2000 
    - Excel 2002 
    - Excel 2003 
    - Excel Viewer 2003 
    - Microsoft Works Suites 2004 and 2005
    - Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
    - Microsoft Office v.X for Mac

    - Impact: Remote Code Execution
    - Version Number: 1.0  

MS07-003 - Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Outlook Could Allow Remote
             Code Execution (925938)

  - Affected Software: 
    - Outlook 2000 
    - Outlook 2002 
    - Outlook 2003 

    - Impact: Remote Code Execution
    - Version Number: 1.0  

MS07-004 - Vulnerability in Vector Markup Language Could Allow
             Remote Code Execution (929969)

  - Affected Software: 
    - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
    - Windows XP Service Pack 2
    - Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
    - Windows Server 2003
    - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
    - Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems
    - Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems
    - Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
    - Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 on Windows 2000 Service 
      Pack 4
    - Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Windows 2000 Service 
      Pack 4
    - Internet Explorer 7 on Windows XP Service Pack 2
    - Internet Explorer 7 on Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 
      2003 Service Pack 1
    - Internet Explorer 7 on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
    - Internet Explorer 7 on Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based 
      Systems
    - Internet Explorer 7 on Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition

    - Impact: Remote Code Execution
    - Version Number: 1.0  


Important Security Bulletins
============================

MS07-001 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2003 Brazilian
             Portuguese Grammar Checker That Could Allow Remote Code
             Execution (921585)

  - Affected Software: 
    - Office 2003 Service Pack 2 (Brazilian Portuguese Version)
    - Microsoft Office Multilingual User Interface 2003 Service Pack
2 
    - Microsoft Project Multilingual User Interface 2003 Service Pack
2
    - Microsoft Visio Multilingual User Interface 2003 Service Pack 2
    - Microsoft Office Proofing Tools 2003 Service Pack 2  

    - 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=80465

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
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* Protect your PC: Microsoft has provided information on how you
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  If you receive an e-mail that claims to be distributing a
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Acknowledgments:
================
Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to protect
customers:

- - Jeff Gennari of CERT 
      (https://www.securecoding.cert.org), and 
      Jie Ma of Fortinet Security Research Team 
      (http://www.fortinet.com/), and 
      NSFocus Security Team 
      (http://www.nsfocus.com/), and 
      Greg MacManus of IDefense Labs 
      (http://labs.idefense.com/) 
      for reporting an issue described in MS07-002. 

- - Lurene Grenier of Sourcefire 
      (http://www.sourcefire.com/) and 
      Stuart Pearson of Computer Terrorism 
      (http://www.computerterrorism.com/) 
      for reporting an issue described in MS07-003.

- - iDefense 
      (http://labs.idefense.com/) 
      for reporting an issue described in MS07-004.

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