Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for March 2006

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Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for March 2006
Issued: March 14, 2006
Version Number: 1.0
Bulletin: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=63209
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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
===========================

MS06-012 - Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote
             Code Execution (905413)

  - Affected Software: 

    - Microsoft Word 2000
    - Microsoft Excel 2000
      Microsoft Outlook 2000
    - Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
    - Microsoft Office 2000 MultiLanguage Packs
    - Microsoft Word 2002
    - Microsoft Excel 2002
    - Microsoft Outlook 2002
    - Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
    - Microsoft Office XP Multilingual User Interface Packs
    - Microsoft Excel 2003 
    - Microsoft Excel 2003 Viewer
    - Microsoft Works Suite 2000
    - Microsoft Works Suite 2001
    - Microsoft Works Suite 2002
    - Microsoft Works Suite 2003
    - Microsoft Works Suite 2004
    - Microsoft Works Suite 2005
    - Microsoft Works Suite 2006
    - Microsoft Excel X for Mac
    - Microsoft Excel 2004 for Mac


    - Impact: Remote Code Execution
    - Version Number: 1.0  


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

MS06-011 - Permissive Windows Services DACLs Could Allow Elevation 
             of Privilege (914798)

  - Affected Software: 
    - Windows XP Service Pack 1
    - Windows Server 2003
    - Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems 


    - Impact: Remote Elevation of Privilege
    - 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=63209

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
  can help protect your PC at the following locations:

  http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

  If you receive an e-mail that claims to be distributing a
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Acknowledgments:
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Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to protect
customers:

- - Andres Tarasco of SIA Group.
     (http://www.siainternational.com/)
     for working with Microsoft on the issue described in MS06-011.

- - Ollie Whitehouse of Symantec.
     (http://symantec.com/)
     for reporting the issue described in MS06-012.

- - Peter Winter-Smith of NGS Software.
     (http://www.ngssoftware.com)
     for reporting the issue described in MS06-012.

- - Tipping Point and the Zero Day Initiative.
     http://www.tippingpoint.com/)(http://www.zerodayinitiative.com)
     for reporting the issue described in MS06-012.

- - Dejun of Fortinet Security Response Team.
     (http://www.fortinet.com/)
     for reporting the issue described in MS06-012.

- - Eyas of XFOCUS Security Team.
     (http://www.xfocus.org)
     for reporting the issue described in MS06-012.

- - FelicioX.
     (feliciox () gmail com)
     for working with Microsoft on the issue described in MS06-012.

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