Microsoft published the Security Bulletin Summary for December 2006

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Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for December 2006
Issued: December 12, 2006
Version Number: 1.0
Bulletin: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=79710
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Summary:
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This advisory contains information about all security updates
released this month. It is broken down by security bulletin severity.

Critical Security Bulletins
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MS06-072 - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (925454)

- Affected Software:
- Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 on Windows 2000 Service
Pack 4
- Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Windows 2000 Service
Pack 4
- Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 and Windows
Server 2003 Service Pack 1
- Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based
Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based
Systems
- Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition


- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

MS06-073 - Vulnerability in Visual Studio 2005
Could Allow Remote Code Execution (925674)

- Affected Software:
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2005


- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

MS06-078 - Vulnerability in Windows Media Format
Could Allow Remote Code Execution (923689)

- Affected Software:
- Microsoft Windows Media Format 7.1 through 9.5 Series Runtime
on the following operating system versions:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or Microsoft Windows Server
2003 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Media Format 9.5 Series Runtime x64 Edition
on the following operating system versions:
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Media Player 6.4
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or on Microsoft Windows
Server 2003 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition


- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

Important Security Bulletins
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MS06-074 - Vulnerability in SNMP
Could Allow Remote Code Execution (926247)

- Affected Software:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1
for Itanium-based Systems
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition


- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

MS06-075 - Vulnerability in Windows
Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (926255)

- Affected Software:
- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003
- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems


- Impact: Elevation of Privilege
- Version Number: 1.0

MS06-076 - Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express (923694)

- Affected Software:
- Outlook Express 5.5 Service Pack 2 on Windows 2000 Service
Pack 4
- Outlook Express 6 Service Pack 1 on Windows 2000 Service
Pack 4
- Outlook Express 6 on Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Outlook Express 6 on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Outlook Express 6 on Windows Server 2003 and Windows
Server 2003 Service Pack 1
- Outlook Express 6 on Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based
Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based
Systems
- Outlook Express 6 on Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition


- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

MS06-077 - Vulnerability in Remote Installation Service
Could Allow Remote Code Execution (926121)

- Affected Software:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4


- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0



Update Availability:
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Updates are 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=79710

Support:
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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
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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:
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* 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.
You can sign up for the newsletter at:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/secnews/default.mspx

* Microsoft has created a free e-mail notification service that
serves as a supplement to the Security Notification Service
(this e-mail). The Microsoft Security Notification Service:
Comprehensive Version. It provides timely notification of any
minor changes or revisions to previously released Microsoft
Security Bulletins and Security Advisories. This new service
provides notifications that are written for IT professionals and
contain technical information about the revisions to security
bulletins. To register visit the following Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/notify.mspx

* Join Microsoft's webcast for a live discussion of the technical
details of these security bulletins and steps you can take
to protect your environment. Details about the live webcast
can be found at:

www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/summary.mspx

The on-demand version of the webcast will be available 24 hours
after the live webcast at:

www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/summary.mspx

* Protect your PC: Microsoft has provided information on how you
can help protect your PC at the following locations:

http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/

If you receive an e-mail that claims to be distributing a
Microsoft security update, it is a hoax that may be distributing a
virus. Microsoft does not distribute security updates through
e-mail. You can learn more about Microsoft's software distribution
policies here:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/topics/policy/swdist.mspx

Acknowledgments:
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Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to protect
customers:

* Jakob Balle and Carsten Eiram of Secunia Research
(http://secunia.com)
for reporting an issue described in MS06-072

* Sam Thomas, working with TippingPoint
(http://www.tippingpoint.com) and the
Zero Day Initiative
(http://www.zerodayinitiative.com),
for reporting an issue described in MS06-072

* Yorick Koster of ITsec Security Services
(http://www.itsec-ss.nl)
for reporting an issue described in MS06-072

* TippingPoint (http://www.tippingpoint.com) and the
Zero Day Initiative (http://www.zerodayinitiative.com)
for reporting an issue described in MS06-073

* Kostya Kortchinsky of Immunity, Inc.
(http://www.immunityinc.com) and
Clement Seguy of the
European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company
(http://www.eads.com)
for reporting an issue described in MS06-074

* Nicolas Ruff for reporting an issue described in MS06-077

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