===================================================================== CERT-Renater Note d'Information No. 2006/VULN086 _____________________________________________________________________ DATE : 15/03/2006 HARDWARE PLATFORM(S) : / OPERATING SYSTEM(S) : Systems running Microsoft Office, Microsoft Works, Microsoft Outlook, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003. ====================================================================== ******************************************************************** Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for March 2006 Issued: March 14, 2006 Version Number: 1.0 Bulletin: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=63209 ******************************************************************** Summary: ======== This advisory contains information about all security updates released this month. It is broken down by security bulletin severity. Critical Security Bulletins =========================== MS06-012 - Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (905413) - Affected Software: - Microsoft Word 2000 - Microsoft Excel 2000 Microsoft Outlook 2000 - Microsoft PowerPoint 2000 - Microsoft Office 2000 MultiLanguage Packs - Microsoft Word 2002 - Microsoft Excel 2002 - Microsoft Outlook 2002 - Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 - Microsoft Office XP Multilingual User Interface Packs - Microsoft Excel 2003 - Microsoft Excel 2003 Viewer - Microsoft Works Suite 2000 - Microsoft Works Suite 2001 - Microsoft Works Suite 2002 - Microsoft Works Suite 2003 - Microsoft Works Suite 2004 - Microsoft Works Suite 2005 - Microsoft Works Suite 2006 - Microsoft Excel X for Mac - Microsoft Excel 2004 for Mac - Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0 Important Security Bulletins ============================ MS06-011 - Permissive Windows Services DACLs Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (914798) - Affected Software: - Windows XP Service Pack 1 - Windows Server 2003 - Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems - Impact: Remote Elevation of Privilege - Version Number: 1.0 Update Availability: =================== 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=63209 Support: ======== 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 =============================================================== 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: ===================== * 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: ================ Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to protect customers: - - - Andres Tarasco of SIA Group. (http://www.siainternational.com/) for working with Microsoft on the issue described in MS06-011. - - - Ollie Whitehouse of Symantec. (http://symantec.com/) for reporting the issue described in MS06-012. - - - Peter Winter-Smith of NGS Software. (http://www.ngssoftware.com) for reporting the issue described in MS06-012. - - - Tipping Point and the Zero Day Initiative. http://www.tippingpoint.com/)(http://www.zerodayinitiative.com) for reporting the issue described in MS06-012. - - - Dejun of Fortinet Security Response Team. (http://www.fortinet.com/) for reporting the issue described in MS06-012. - - - Eyas of XFOCUS Security Team. (http://www.xfocus.org) for reporting the issue described in MS06-012. - - - FelicioX. (feliciox@gmail.com) for working with Microsoft on the issue described in MS06-012. ******************************************************************** THE INFORMATION PROVIDED IN THE MICROSOFT KNOWLEDGE BASE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND. 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