Security Bulletin Release: February 2008
I know you have probably already seen this but I'm going to post this anyway. Please see a summary below of our February Security Bulletin.
What is this alert?
This alert is to provide you with an overview of the new Security Bulletin being released on 12 February 2008.
New Security Bulletins
Microsoft is releasing the following eleven new security bulletins for newly discovered vulnerabilities:
Bulletin Number |
Maximum Severity |
Affected Products |
Impact |
MS08-003 |
Important |
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 |
Denial of Service |
MS08-004 |
Important |
Windows Vista |
Denial of Service |
MS08-005 |
Important |
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista |
Elevation of Privilege |
MS08-006 |
Important |
Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 |
Remote Code Execution |
MS08-007 |
Critical |
Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista |
Remote Code Execution |
MS08-008 |
Critical |
Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Office 2004 for Mac, and Visual Basic 6.0 |
Remote Code Execution |
MS08-009 |
Critical |
Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, Office 2003 SP2 |
Remote Code Execution |
MS08-010 |
Critical |
All IE on Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, and Windows Vista |
Remote Code Execution |
MS08-011 |
Important |
Office 2003 SP2, Office 2003 SP3, Works 8.0, and Works Suite 2005 |
Remote Code Execution |
MS08-012 |
Critical |
Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, and Office 2003 SP2 |
Remote Code Execution |
MS08-013 |
Critical |
Office 2000 SP3, Office XP SP3, and Office 2003 SP2, Office 2004 for Mac |
Remote Code Execution |
Summaries for these new bulletins may be found here.
Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
Microsoft is releasing an updated version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), Windows Update (WU) and the Download Center. Note that this tool will NOT be distributed using Software Update Services (SUS). Information on the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool can be located here:
High-Priority Non-Security Updates
High priority non-security updates Microsoft releases to be available on Microsoft Update (MU), Windows Update (WU) or Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) will be detailed in the following KB Article: https://support.microsoft.com/?id=894199
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