Partner Alert: MS Security Bulletin MS10-018

This alert is to provide you with an overview of Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-018, the Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer, released (out-of-band) on Tuesday, March 30. This bulletin addresses ten vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. Microsoft recommends that partners secure their own systems, then reach out to customers to assist them in ensuring their systems are secured.

You are invited to attend a live webcast hosted by the Microsoft U.S. partner team to address partner questions about this bulletin. This webcast will also be recorded.

Title: Information About Microsoft's March 2010 Out-of-Band Security Bulletin Release

Date: Thursday, April 1, 2010, at 9:00 A.M. Pacific Time.

URL: https://training.partner.microsoft.com/learning/app/management/registrationex/LMS_Registration.aspx?UserMode=0&ActivityId=579197

Please see below for important resources and a bulletin summary.

KEY RESOURCES

· We recommend Microsoft partners use the Microsoft TechNet Security TechCenter as a source of security information: https://technet.microsoft.com/security

· Security Bulletin MS10-018 – Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (980182): https://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS10-018.mspx

· Security Advisory 981374 – Vulnerability in Internet Explorer Could Allow Remote Code Execution:https://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/advisory/981374.mspx

· Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) Blog: https://blogs.technet.com/msrc/

· Internet Explorer 8 Deployment Guide: https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc985339.aspx

BULLETIN SUMMARY

New Security Bulletin Technical Details

In the following tables of affected and non-affected software, software editions that are not listed are past their support lifecycle. To determine the support lifecycle for your product and edition, visit the Microsoft Support Lifecycle Web site at https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/.