Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for March 2009

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for March 2009

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for March 2009
Published: March 10, 2009

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Today Microsoft released the following Security Bulletin(s).

Bulletin Summary:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-mar.mspx

Critical
Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (958690)

This security update resolves several privately reported vulnerabilities in the Windows kernel. The most serious vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user viewed a specially crafted EMF or WMF image file from an affected system.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS09-006.mspx

Important

Vulnerability in SChannel Could Allow Spoofing (960225)
This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the Secure Channel (SChannel) security package in Windows. The vulnerability could allow spoofing if an attacker gains access to the certificate used by the end user for authentication. Customers are only affected when the public key component of the certificate used for authentication has been obtained by the attacker through other means.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS09-007.mspx


Vulnerabilities in DNS and WINS Server Could Allow Spoofing (962238)

This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities and two publicly disclosed vulnerabilities in Windows DNS server and Windows WINS server. These vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to redirect network traffic intended for systems on the Internet to the attacker’s own systems.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS09-008.mspx

Please note that Microsoft may release bulletins out side of this schedule if we determine the need to do so.

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