REVISED: Microsoft Windows Security Bulletin Summary for October 2003

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Title: Microsoft Windows Security Bulletin Summary for 
       October 2003
Issued: October 15, 2003 
Updated: October 22, 2003
Version Number: 2.0
Bulletin:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/winoct03.asp
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Reason for Major Revision
=========================
Subsequent to the release of the Windows Security Bulletin Summary 
for October, the following bulletin has undergone a major revision 
increment.  Please see the appropriate bulletin section of this 
email for more details.

- - MS03-045

Summary:
========
Included in this advisory are updates for five newly discovered 
vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. These vulnerabilities, 
broken down by severity are: 

** Critical Security Bulletins

    MS03-041 - Vulnerability in Authenticode Could Allow Remote      
             
               Code Execution (823182)

             - Affected Software: 
               - Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Service Pack 6a
               - Windows NT Server 4.0, Service Pack 6a
               - Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition,  
                 Service Pack 6
               - Windows 2000, Service Pack 2
               - Windows 2000, Service Pack 3, Service Pack 4
               - Windows XP Gold, Service Pack 1
               - Windows XP 64-bit Edition
               - Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003
               - Windows Server 2003
               - Windows Server 2003 64-bit Edition

             - Impact: Remote Code Execution
             - Version Number: 1.1 

    MS03-042 - Buffer Overflow in the Windows Troubleshooter 
               ActiveX Control Could Allow Code Execution (826232)

             - Affected Software:
               - Windows 2000, Service Pack 2
               - Windows 2000, Service Pack 3, Service Pack 4 

             - Impact: Remote Code Execution
             - Version Number: 1.1

    MS03-043 - Buffer Overrun in Messenger Service Could Allow 
               Code Execution (828035)

             - Affected Software:
               - Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Service Pack 6a
               - Windows NT Server 4.0, Service Pack 6a
               - Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition,  
                 Service Pack 6
               - Windows 2000, Service Pack 2
               - Windows 2000, Service Pack 3, Service Pack 4
               - Windows XP Gold, Service Pack 1
               - Windows XP 64-bit Edition
               - Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003
               - Windows Server 2003
               - Windows Server 2003 64-bit Edition 

             - Impact: Remote Code Execution
             - Version Number: 1.1


    MS03-044 - Buffer Overflow in Windows Help and Support Center 
               Could lead to System Compromise (825119)

             - Affected Software:
               - Windows Millennium Edition
               - Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Service Pack 6a
               - Windows NT Server 4.0, Service Pack 6a
               - Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition,  
                 Service Pack 6
               - Windows 2000, Service Pack 2
               - Windows 2000, Service Pack 3, Service Pack 4
               - Windows XP Gold, Service Pack 1
               - Windows XP 64-bit Edition
               - Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003
               - Windows Server 2003
               - Windows Server 2003 64-bit Edition 

             - Impact: Remote Code Execution
             - Version Number: 1.1


** Important Security Bulletins

    MS03-045 - Buffer Overrun in the ListBox and in the ComboBox   
               Control Could Allow Code Execution (824141)

             - Affected Software:
               - Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Service Pack 6a
               - Windows NT Server 4.0, Service Pack 6a
               - Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition,  
                 Service Pack 6
               - Windows 2000, Service Pack 2
               - Windows 2000, Service Pack 3, Service Pack 4
               - Windows XP Gold, Service Pack 1
               - Windows XP 64-bit Edition
               - Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003
               - Windows Server 2003
               - Windows Server 2003 64-bit Edition 

             - Impact: Remote Code Execution
             - Version Number: 2.0

     Reason for Major Revision, V2.0 October 22, 2003:
     =================================================
     Subsequent to the release of this bulletin and the associated 
     patches, a compatibility problem with some third party 
     software has been identified with a set of language specific 
     versions of the Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 patch. This problem
     is unrelated to the security vulnerability discussed in this 
     bulletin. Customers who have applied the patch are protected 
     against the vulnerability discussed in this bulletin.

     Microsoft has developed a fix for this issue and is 
     re-releasing this bulletin to reflect the new updated patches.  
     The compatibility problems only affect the language versions 
     of the patch listed within the bulletin and only those versions
     of the patch are being re-released. Other language versions of 
     this patch are not affected and are not being re-released. 
     Please note that the new security patches support both the 
     Setup switches originally documented in this bulletin as well 
     as a set of new Setup switches that are document in the 
     Installation Information Section of this bulletin. 
     Additionally, the updated language versions support Windows 
     2000 Service Pack 2, Windows 2000 Service Pack 3, and 
     Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 in a single security patch. 

    
Patch Availability:
===================
Patches are available to fix these vulnerabilities.
For additional information, including Technical Details, 
Workarounds, answers to Frequently Asked Questions, and Patch 
Deployment Information please read the Microsoft Windows 
Security Bulletin Summary for October at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/winoct03.asp 

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

- - Greg Jones of KPMG UK (http://www.kpmg.co.uk) and 
     Cesar Cerrudo (cesarc56 () yahoo com)
     for reporting the issue described in MS03-042. 

- - The Last Stage of Delirium Research Group (http://lsd-pl.net)
     for reporting the issue in MS03-043. 

- - David Litchfield of Next Generation Security Software Ltd.
     (http://www.nextgenss.com)
     for reporting the issue in MS03-044. 

- - Brett Moore of Security-Assessment.com 
     (http://www.security-assessment.com)
     for reporting the issue in MS03-045. 

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.
 
Revisions: 
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* V1.0 October 15, 2003: Bulletin Created. 
* V2.0 October 22, 2003: Updated to include details of the 
  major revisions in MS03-045.

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