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Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for October 2004
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Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2004 21:54:23 -0700
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ******************************************************************** Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for October 2004 Issued: October 12, 2004 Version Number: 1.0 Bulletin: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=35989 ******************************************************************** Summary: ======== This advisory contains information about all security updates released this month. It is broken down by security bulletin severity. Critical Security Bulletins =========================== MS04-032 - Security Update for Microsoft Windows (840987) - Affected Software: - Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a - Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6 - Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 - Windows XP and Windows XP Service Pack 1 - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 - Windows Server 2003 - Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition - Review the FAQ section of bulletin MS04-O32 for information about these operating systems: - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) - Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (ME) - Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0 MS04-033 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (886836) - Affected Software: - Microsoft Office 2000 Software Service Pack 3 - Microsoft Office XP Software Service Pack 2 - Microsoft Office 2001 for Mac - Microsoft Office v. X for Mac - Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0 MS04-034 - Vulnerability in Compressed (zipped) Folders Could Allow Remote Code Execution (873376) - Affected Software: - Windows XP and Windows XP Service Pack 1 - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 - Windows Server 2003 - Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition - Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0 MS04-035 - Vulnerability in SMTP Could Allow Remote Code Execution (885881) - Affected Software: - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 - Windows Server 2003 - Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition - Exchange Server 2003 when installed on Windows Server 2003 - Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 1 when installed on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 - Exchange Server 2003 when installed on Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 - Exchange Server 2003 when installed on Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 - Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0 MS04-036 - Vulnerability in NNTP Could Allow Remote Code Execution (883935) - Affected Software: - Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a - Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 - Windows Server 2003 - Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition - Exchange 2000 Server Service Pack 3 (Uses the Windows 2000 NNTP component) - Exchange Server 2003 (Uses the Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 NNTP component) - Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 1 (Uses the Windows 2000 or Windows Server 2003 NNTP component) - Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0 MS04-037 - Vulnerability in Windows Shell Could Allow Remote Code Execution (841356) - Affected Software: - Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a - Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6 - Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 - Windows XP and Windows XP Service Pack 1 - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 - Windows Server 2003 - Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition - Review the FAQ section of bulletin MS04-O37 for information about these operating systems: - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) - Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (ME) - Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0 MS04-038 - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (834707) - Affected Software: - Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a - Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6 - Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 - Windows XP - Windows XP Service Pack 1 - Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 - Windows Server 2003 - Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition - Review the FAQ section of bulletin MS04-O38 for information about these operating systems: - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) - Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (ME) - Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0 Important Security Bulletins ============================ MS04-029 - Vulnerability in RPC Runtime Library Could Allow Information Disclosure and Denial of Service (873350) - Affected Software: - Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a - Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6 - Impact: Information Disclosure and Denial of Service - Version Number: 1.0 MS04-030 - Vulnerability in WebDAV XML Message Handler Could Lead to a Denial of Service (824151) - Affected Software: - Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 - Windows XP and Windows XP Service Pack 1 - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 - Windows Server 2003 - Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition - Impact: Denial of Service - Version Number: 1.0 MS04-031 - Vulnerability in NetDDE Could Allow Remote Code Execution (841533) - Affected Software: - Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a - Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6 - Windows 2000 Service Pack 3 - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 - Windows XP and Windows XP Service Pack 1 - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 - Windows Server 2003 - Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition - Review the FAQ section of bulletin MS04-O31 for information about these operating systems: - Microsoft Windows 98 - Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) - Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (ME) - Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0 Update Availability: ==================== An update is available to address these issues. 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You can learn more about Microsoft's software distribution policies here: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/topics/policy/swdist.mspx Acknowledgments: ================ Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to protect customers: * BindView (http://www.bindview.com) for reporting an issue described in MS04-029. * Amit Klein and Sanctum Inc. (http://www.sanctuminc.com) for reporting an issue described in MS04-030. * John Heasman of Next Generation Security Software Ltd. (http://www.nextgenss.com) for reporting an issue described in MS04-031. * Brett Moore of Security-Assessment.com (http://www.security-assessment.com) for reporting an issue described in MS04-032. * eEye Digital Security (http://www.eeye.com) for reporting an issue described in MS04-032. * Patrick Porlan (porlan () free fr) working with Mark Russinovich of Winternals Software (http://www.winternals.com) for reporting an issue described in MS04-032. * hlt (hlt () dgap mipt ru) for reporting an issue described in MS04-032. * Brett Moore of Security-Assessment.com (http://www.security-assessment.com) for reporting an issue described in MS04-033. * eEye Digital Security (http://www.eeye.com) for reporting an issue described in MS04-034. * Lucas Lavarello and Juliano Rizzo of Core Security Technologies (http://www.coresecurity.com) for reporting an issue described in MS04-036. * Yorick Koster of ITsec Security Services (http://www.itsec-ss.nl) for working with us responsibly on an issue described in MS04-037. * Roozbeh Afrasiabi (http://www.persiax.com) for working with us responsibly on an issue described in MS04-037. * Greg Jones of KPMG UK (http://www.kpmg.co.uk) and Peter Winter-Smith of Next Generation Security Software Ltd. 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