ITsafe Warning 06-018
What is it?
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A number of problems in Microsoft products.
What does it affect?
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The more serious problems concerning software likely to be used by ITsafe
users will affect Microsoft Windows Media Format for Windows version 2000,
XP and 2003 (MS06-078) and Internet Explorer versions 5.x and 6.x (MS06-072
- note that those who have upgraded to Internet Explorer 7 are not
affected).
There are also some lesser problems with Microsoft Windows XP / Server 2003
(MS06-075) and Outlook Express (MS06-76), and problems with Visual Studio
2005 (MS06-073), SNMP (MS06-074) and Windows 2000 Remote Installation
Service (MS06-077), items that are not in widespread use by ITsafe
Customers.
What does it do?
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The more serious of these problems could enable an attacker to gain control
of your computer.
How do I fix it?
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Patch your software by downloading updates from Microsoft. Patches are
available from the Microsoft Update Web site or by activating Automatic
Updates. For more information about updating Microsoft software see advice
on the Website of our partners at Get Safe Online.
Details of Specific Problem
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The technical issues are described by the supplier and at the CVE website,
and can be found from Microsoft's TechNet December 2006 Security Bulletin
Summary.
The supplier's page also contains the URL to download the fix: please see
our URL security guide for advice on following links
Notes
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ITsafe Warnings are issued by e-mail when significant risks have been
identified that are likely to affect the majority of ITsafe users.
ITsafe Team
Making IT safe for You
http://www.itsafe.gov.uk The UK Government Alerting and Advisory Service for Information and
Communications Technologies (ICT) Security
