Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for December 2005

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Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for December 2005
Issued: December 13, 2005
Version Number: 1.0
Bulletin: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=57189
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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
===========================

MS05-054 - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (905915)

  - Affected Software: 
    - Windows Server 2003
    - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
    - Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
    - Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems
    - Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems
    - Windows XP Service Pack 1
    - Windows XP Service Pack 2
    - Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
    - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

    - Review the FAQ section of bulletin MS05-054 for information 
      about these operating systems:
        - Windows 98
        - Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
        - Windows Millennium Edition (ME)

    - Impact: Remote Code Execution
    - Version Number: 1.0  


Important Security Bulletins
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MS05-055 - Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Allow
           Elevation of Privilege (908523)

  - Affected Software: 
    - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
  

    - Impact:  Elevation of Privilege
    - Version Number: 1.0  



Update Availability:
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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=57189

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
 
Additional Resources:
=====================
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* Protect your PC: Microsoft has provided information on how you
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Acknowledgments:
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Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to protect
customers:

* Andreas Sandblad and Jakob Balle of Secunia 
  (http://www.Secunia.com) for reporting an issue described in
MS05-054. 

* Will Dormann of CERT/CC (http://www.cert.org/)
  for reporting several class identifiers documented in MS05-054.

* eEye Digital (http://eEye.com) Security
  for reporting an issue described in MS05-055. 


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