Today Microsoft released the following Security Bulletins. [11-5-04]

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  1. NICK ADSL UK

    NICK ADSL UK MajorGeeks Forum Administrator Staff Member

    Today Microsoft released the following Security Bulletins. [11-5-04]

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    Today Microsoft released the following Security Bulletins.

    Note: www.microsoft.com/technet/security and www.microsoft.com/security are authoritative in all matters concerning Microsoft Security Bulletins! ANY e-mail, web board or newsgroup posting (including this one) should be verified by visiting these sites for official information. Microsoft never sends security or other updates as attachments. These updates must be downloaded from the microsoft.com download center or Windows Update. See the individual bulletins for details.

    Because some malicious messages attempt to masquerade as official Microsoft security notices, it is recommended that you physically type the URLs into your web browser and not click on the hyperlinks provided.

    Bulletin Summaries:
    Windows
    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/winmay04.mspx

    Important Bulletins:

    MS04-015 - Vulnerability in Help and Support Center Could Allow Remote Code Execution (840374)
    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS04-015.mspx
    Re-Released Bulletins:
    The following bulletins have been re-released. Please see the bottom of each bulletin for revision information.

    MS04-014 - Vulnerability in the Microsoft Jet Database Engine Could Allow Code Execution (837001) - Important
    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS04-014.mspx
    Summary Bulletin:
    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/winapr04.mspx

    MS01-052 - Invalid RDP Data can Cause Terminal Service Failure - Moderate
    http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-052.mspx

    This represents our regularly scheduled monthly bulletin release (second Tuesday of each month). Please note that Microsoft may release bulletins out side of this schedule if we determine the need to do so.

    If you have any questions regarding the patch or its implementation after reading the above listed bulletin you should contact Product Support Services in the United States at 1-866-PCSafety (1-866-727-233. International customers should contact their local subsidiary.
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    Last edited: Jun 8, 2004
  2. snakefoot

    snakefoot Sergeant Major

    More detail about the patches.

    The new MS04-015 describes how Windows XP "Help and Support" makes it possible for a malicous HTML page or HTML email to take over the machine. Note the Microsoft patch will fail to install incase one have set the service "Help and Support" to disabled.

    The updated MS04-014 describes how the localized patches (Other languages than english) have been updated to included localized Jet Database Engine error messages.
     

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