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Microsoft Office Security Bulletin Summary for March 2004
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Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2004 13:56:42 -0800
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- - -------------------------------------------------------------------- Title: Microsoft Office Security Bulletin Summary for March 2004 Issued: March 09, 2004 Version Number: 1.0 Bulletin: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/offmar04.mspx - -------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary: ======== Included in this advisory is an update for a newly discovered vulnerability in Microsoft Office. This vulnerability has been rated Important: ** Important Security Bulletins MS04-009 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook Could Allow Code Execution (828040) - Affected Software: - Office XP Service Pack 2 - Outlook 2002 Service Pack 2 - Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0 Update Availability: =================== An update is available to fix this vulnerability. For additional information, including Technical Details, Workarounds, answers to Frequently Asked Questions, and Update Deployment Information please read the Microsoft Office Security Bulletin Summary for March at: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/offmar04.mspx 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 patches. 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 Additional Resources: ===================== * Microsoft has created a free monthly e-mail newsletter containing valuable information to help you protect your network. 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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: - - iDefense (http://www.idefense.com) - - Jouko Pynnönen (http://iki.fi/jouko) Revisions: ========== * V1.0 March 09, 2004: Bulletin published. ******************************************************************** 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 patch, it is a hoax that may be distributing a virus. Microsoft does not distribute security patches via e-mail. 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