Thursday, August 09, 2007

MSRC Security Bulletin Release, August 2007 Advance Notice

On 14 August 2007 Microsoft is planning to release nine new security bulletins of which six are classified as critical and three as important. Here is a summary in order of severity:

Maximum Severity: Critical

  • Bulletin 1
    Affected Products: Windows, XML Core Services
    Impact: Remote Code Execution
    Detection: MBSA
    Restart: Required

  • Bulletin 2
    Affected Products: Windows, Visual Basic, Office for Mac
    Impact: Remote Code Execution
    Detection: MBSA
    Restart: Required

  • Bulletin 3
    Affected Products: Office
    Impact: Remote Code Execution
    Detection: MBSA
    Restart: Not Required

  • Bulletin 4
    Affected Products: Windows, Internet Explorer
    Impact: Remote Code Execution
    Detection: MBSA
    Restart: Required

  • Bulletin 5
    Affected Products: Windows
    Impact: Remote Code Execution
    Detection: MBSA
    Restart: Required

  • Bulletin 9
    Affected Products: Windows, Internet Explorer
    Impact: Remote Code Execution
    Detection: MBSA
    Restart: Required

Maximum Severity: Important

  • Bulletin 6
    Affected Products: Windows
    Impact: Remote Code Execution
    Detection: MBSA
    Restart: Not Required

  • Bulletin 7
    Affected Products: Windows Vista
    Impact: Remote Code Execution
    Detection: MBSA
    Restart: Required
  • Bulletin 8
    Affected Products: Virtual PC, Virtual Server
    Impact: Elevation of Privilege
    Detection: MBSA
    Restart: Not Required

Although Microsoft does not anticipate any changes, the number of bulletins, products affected, restart information and severities are subject to change until release day.


The full version of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advanced Notification for this month can be found at TechNet.


Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

Microsoft will release an updated version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Windows Server Update Services and the Download Center. This tool will NOT be distributed using Software Update Services (SUS).




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