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National Cyber Alert System
Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-283A
Microsoft Updates for Vulnerabilities in Windows, Office, and Internet
Explorer
Original release date: October 10, 2006
Last revised: --
Source: US-CERT
Systems Affected
* Microsoft Windows
* Microsoft Office
* Microsoft Internet Explorer
Overview
Microsoft has released updates that address critical vulnerabilities
in Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Office.
Exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow a remote,
unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial
of service on a vulnerable system.
I. Description
Microsoft has released updates to address vulnerabilities in Microsoft
Windows, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Office as part of the
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for October 2006. The summary
lists ten Microsoft Security Bulletins. Two of the Bulletins discuss
previously disclosed vulnerabilities that are actively being
exploited:
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-057 addresses a remote code
execution vulnerability in the WebFolderIcon ActiveX control. More
information is available in VU#753044.
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-058 addresses a remote code
execution vulnerability in Microsoft PowerPoint. More information
is available in VU#231204.
Further information on vulnerabilities addressed by the October 2006
Security Bulletins will be available in Vulnerability Notes.
Microsoft has announced the end of support for Windows XP Service Pack
1. According to Microsoft:
On October 10, 2006, Microsoft will end all public assisted support
for Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1). After this date, Microsoft
will no longer provide any incident support options or security
updates for this retired service pack under the policies defined by
the Microsoft Support Lifecycle policy.
We strongly encourage Windows XP users to upgrade to Windows XP
Service Pack 2 (SP2) as soon as possible.
II. Impact
A remote, unauthenticated attacker could execute arbitrary code on a
vulnerable system. An attacker may also be able to cause a denial of
service.
III. Solution
Apply updates from Microsoft
Microsoft has provided updates for these vulnerabilities in the
October 2006 Security Bulletins. The Security Bulletins describe any
known issues related to the updates. Note any known issues described
in the Bulletins and test for any potentially adverse affects in your
environment.
Updates for Microsoft Windows and Microsoft Office XP and later are
available on the Microsoft Update site. Microsoft Office 2000 updates
are available on the Microsoft Office Update site.
System administrators may wish to consider using Windows Server Update
Services (WSUS).
References
* US-CERT Vulnerability Notes for Microsoft October 2006 updates -
<http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/byid?searchview&query=ms06-oct>
* Securing Your Web Browser -
<http://www.us-cert.gov/reading_room/securing_browser/>
* Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for October 2006 -
<http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-oct.mspx>
* Microsoft Update - <https://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/>
* Microsoft Office Update - <http://officeupdate.microsoft.com/>
* End of support for Windows 98, Windows Me, and Windows XP Service
Pack 1 -
<http://www.microsoft.com/windows/support/endofsupport.mspx#EHB>
* Windows Server Update Services -
<http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserversystem/updateservices/default.mspx>
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The most recent version of this document can be found at:
<http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-283A.html>
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Feedback can be directed to US-CERT Technical Staff. Please send
email to <cert@xxxxxxxx> with "TA06-283A Feedback VU#703936" in the
subject.
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Revision History
October 10, 2006: Initial release
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