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Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for April 2007
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Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2007 13:19:25 -0700
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 ******************************************************************** Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for April 2007 Issued: April 03, 2007 Version Number: 1.0 Bulletin Summary: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=87050 ******************************************************************** Summary: ======== This Bulletin Summary contains information about Microsoft Security Bulletin MS07-017, released today. Microsoft will update this bulletin summary with any other security bulletins that release on April 10 or on any other day of the month, as deemed appropriate. Critical Security Bulletin =========================== MS07-017 - Vulnerability in GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution (925902) - Affected Software: - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 - Windows XP Service Pack 2 - Windows XP Professional x64 Edition - Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems - Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems - Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems - Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition - Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Vista - Windows Vista x64 Edition - Review the FAQ section of bulletin MS07-O17 for information about these operating systems: - Windows 98 - Windows 98 Second Edition (SE) - Windows Millennium Edition (ME) - Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0 Update Availability: =================== An update is 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=87050 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: ===================== * Microsoft has created a free monthly e-mail newsletter containing valuable information to help you protect your network. This newsletter provides practical security tips, topical security guidance, useful resources and links, pointers to helpful community resources, and a forum for you to provide feedback and ask security-related questions. 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You can learn more about Microsoft's software distribution policies here: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/info/swdist.mspx Acknowledgments: ================ Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to protect customers: - - Alexander Sotirov of Determina Security Research (http://www.determina.com/) for reporting the issue described in MS07-017. - - McAfee (http://www.mcafee.com/) for working with us on the issue described in MS07-017. - - iDefense (http://labs.idefense.com/) for reporting the issue described in MS07-017. - - Shaun Colley of NGS Software (http://www.ngssoftware.com/) for reporting the issue described in MS07-017. - - Thomas Phinney of Adobe Systems (http://www.adobe.com/) for reporting the issue described in MS07-017. - - Sergey Svinolobov for reporting the issue described in MS07-017. ******************************************************************** THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. 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