Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for January 2005

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Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for January 2005
Issued: January, 2005
Version Number: 1.0
Bulletin: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=40943
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Summary:
========
This advisory contains information about all security updates
released this month. It is broken down by security bulletin severity.

Critical Security Bulletins
===========================

   MS05-001 - Vulnerability in HTML Help Could Allow Remote Code
               Execution (890175)

              - Affected Software: 
                - Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
                - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 
                - Windows XP Service Pack 1
                - Windows XP Service Pack 2
                - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1
                - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003
                - Windows Server 2003
                - Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition

              - Affected Components: 
                - Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1 when
                   installed on Windows NT Server 4.0
                   Service Pack 6a or Windows NT Server 4.0 
                   Terminal Server Edition Service Pack 6 

              - Review the FAQ section of bulletin MS05-O01 for
                information about these operating systems:
                - Microsoft Windows 98
                - Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
                - Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (ME)

              - Impact: Remote Code Execution
              - Version Number: 1.0  

   MS05-002 - Vulnerability in Cursor and Icon Format Handling 
               Could Allow Remote Code Execution (891711)

              - Affected Software:
                - Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a
                - Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
                   Service Pack 6
                - Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
                - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 
                - 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

              - Review the FAQ section of bulletin MS05-O02 for
                information about these operating systems:
                - Microsoft Windows 98
                - Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
                - Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (ME)

              - Impact: Remote Code Execution
              - Version Number: 1.0  

Important Security Bulletins
============================

   MS05-003 - Vulnerability in Indexing Service Could Allow Remote 
               Code Execution (871250)

              - Affected Software: 
                - Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
                - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 
                - 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:
===================
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=40943

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

- - eEye 
     (http://www.eeye.com)
     for reporting the issue described in MS05-002.

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