Microsoft published the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September 12, 2006
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Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September 12, 2006
Issued: September 12, 2006
Version Number: 1.0
Bulletin: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId= 73525
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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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MS06-054 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Publisher Could Allow Remote
Code Execution (910729)
- Affected Software:
- Office 2000 Service Pack 3
- Publisher 2000
- Office XP Service Pack 3
- Publisher 2002
- Office 2003 Service Pack 1 and/or 2
- Publisher 2003
- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0
Important Security Bulletins
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MS06-052 - Vulnerability in Pragmatic General Multicast (PGM) Could
Allow Remote Code Execution (919007)
- Affected Software:
- Windows XP Service Pack 1
- Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0
Moderate Security Bulletins
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MS06-053 - Vulnerability in Indexing Service Could Allow
Cross-Site Scripting (920685)
- Affected Software:
- Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Windows XP Service Pack 1
- Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems
- Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems
- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
- Impact: Information Disclosure
- 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=73525
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:
- - David Warden of NuPaper Inc.
for reporting the issue described in MS06-052.
- - Eiji James Yoshida
for reporting the issue described in MS06-053.
- - Stuart Pearson of Computer Terrorism.
(http://www.computerterrorism.com/)
for reporting the issue described in MS06-054
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