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Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for May 2011
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Date: Thu, 05 May 2011 11:41:32 -0600
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 ******************************************************************** Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for May 2011 Issued: May 5, 2011 ******************************************************************** This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on May 10, 2011. The full version of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for May 2011 can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms11-may.mspx. This bulletin advance notification will be replaced with the May bulletin summary on May 10, 2011. For more information about the bulletin advance notification service, see http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/advance.mspx. To receive automatic notifications whenever Microsoft Security Bulletins are issued, subscribe to Microsoft Technical Security Notifications on http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/notify.mspx. Microsoft will host a webcast to address customer questions on these bulletins on May 11, 2011, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada). Register for the 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. This advance notification provides a number as the bulletin identifier, because the official Microsoft Security Bulletin numbers are not issued until release. The bulletin summary that replaces this advance notification will have the proper Microsoft Security Bulletin numbers (in the MSyy-xxx format) as the bulletin identifier. The security bulletins for this month are as follows, in order of severity: Critical Security Bulletins =========================== Bulletin 1 - Affected Software: - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems - Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems and Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation affected) - Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation affected) - Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core installation affected) - Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0 Important Security Bulletins ============================ Bulletin 2 - Affected Software: - Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Service Pack 3 - Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 Service Pack 3 - Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Service Pack 2 - Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac - Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac - Open XML File Format Converter for Mac - Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 2 - Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0 Other Information ================= Follow us on Twitter for the latest information and updates: http://twitter.com/msftsecresponse Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool: ================================================== Microsoft will release 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 Updates on MU, WU, and WSUS: ======================================================== For information about non-security releases on Windows Update and Microsoft update, please see: * http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894199: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 894199, Description of Software Update Services and Windows Server Update Services changes in content. Includes all Windows content. * http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/wsus/bb456965.aspx: Updates from Past Months for Windows Server Update Services. Displays all new, revised, and rereleased updates for Microsoft products other than Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) =========================================== To improve security protections for customers, Microsoft provides vulnerability information to major security software providers in advance of each monthly security update release. 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