Microsoft Windows Security Bulletin Summary for May 2004

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Title: Microsoft Windows Security Bulletin Summary for 
       May 2004
Issued: May 11, 2004
Version Number: 1.0
Bulletin:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/winmay04.mspx

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Summary:
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Included in this advisory are updates for newly discovered 
vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. These vulnerabilities,
broken down by severity are: 

** Important Security Bulletins

   MS04-015 - Vulnerability in Help and Support Center Could Allow
              Remote Code Execution (840374)

             - Affected Software: 
               - Windows XP and Windows XP Service Pack 1 
               - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 
               - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003 
               - Windows Server 2003 
               - Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition
             - Impact: Remote Code Execution
             - Version Number: 1.0  


Update Availability:
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Updates are available to fix these vulnerabilities.
For additional information, including Technical Details, 
Workarounds, answers to Frequently Asked Questions, and Update 
Deployment Information please read the Microsoft Windows Security 
Bulletin Summary for this month at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/winmay04.mspx

Support: 
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Acknowledgments:
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Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to protect 
customers:

 * Donnie Werner of ExploitLabs.com for reporting the DVD 
   upgrade issue that has been addressed as part of the MS04-015
   security update.(http://www.exploitlabs.com)

Revisions: 
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* V1.0 May 11, 2004: Bulletin Created. 
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