August 2008 Microsoft Security Bulletin Relase

Microsoft is releasing the eleven (11) new security bulletins described below for newly discovered vulnerabilities. In addition, Microsoft also revised the following bulletins to update detection changes:

MS08-022 – major revision, added XP SP3 detection

MS08-033 – major revision, added XP SP3 detection

MS07-047 – major revision, update detection

MS08-040 – minor revision, update detection

Advisories:

Release Advisory 955179

Revised Advisory 954960

Security Update Bulletins:

Bulletin Number: MS08-041
Maximum Severity: Critical
Affected Products: Snapshot Viewer for Access, Office Access 2000, Office Access 2002, and Office Access 2003
Impact: Remote Code Execution


Bulletin Number: MS08-042
Maximum Severity: Important
Affected Products: Office Word 2002 and Office Word 2003
Impact: Remote Code Execution


Bulletin Number: MS08-043
Maximum Severity: Critical
Affected Products: Office Excel 2000, Office Excel 2002, Office Excel 2003, Office Excel 2007, Excel Viewer, Excel Viewer 2003, SharePoint Server 2007, Office 2004 for Mac, Office 2008 for Mac
Impact: Remote Code Execution


Bulletin Number: MS08-044
Maximum Severity: Critical
Affected Products: Office 2000, Office XP, Office 2003, Office Project 2002, Office Converter Pack, Works 8.0
Impact: Remote Code Execution


Bulletin Number: MS08-045
Maximum Severity: Critical
Affected Products: Internet Explorer on Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
Impact: Remote Code Execution


Bulletin Number: MS08-046
Maximum Severity: Critical
Affected Products: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003
Impact: Remote Code Execution


Bulletin Number: MS08-047
Maximum Severity: Important
Affected Products: Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
Impact: Information Disclosure


Bulletin Number: MS08-048
Maximum Severity: Important
Affected Products: Outlook Express on Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003. Windows Mail on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
Impact: Information Disclosure


Bulletin Number: MS08-049
Maximum Severity: Important
Affected Products: Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
Impact: Remote Code Execution


Bulletin Number: MS08-050
Maximum Severity: Important
Affected Products: Windows Messenger on Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003
Impact: Information Disclosure


Bulletin Number: MS08-051
Maximum Severity: Critical
Affected Products: Office PowerPoint 2000, Office PowerPoint 2002, Office PowerPoint 2003, Office PowerPoint 2007, Office PowerPoint Viewer 2003, Office Compatibility Pack for 2007 File Formats, and Office 2004 for Mac.
Impact: Remote Code Execution


References:

MSRT: Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
MSRC BLog: August 2008 Bulletin Monthly Release
TechNet: Microsoft Security Bulleting Summary for August 2008

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