Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for April 2006

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Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for April 2006
Issued: April 11, 2006
Version Number: 1.0
Bulletin: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=64680
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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
===========================

MS06-013 - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (912812)

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

    - Review the FAQ section of bulletin MS06-O15 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  


MS06-014 - Vulnerability in the Microsoft Data Access Components
           (MDAC) Function Could Allow Code Execution (911562)

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

    - Review the FAQ section of bulletin MS06-O15 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  

MS06-015 - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (912812)

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

    - Review the FAQ section of bulletin MS06-O15 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
============================

MS06-016 - Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express (911567)

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

    - Review the FAQ section of bulletin MS0X-OYZ 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  

Moderate Security Bulletins
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MS06-017 - Vulnerability in Microsoft FrontPage Server Extensions
            Could Allow Cross-Site Scripting (917627)

  - Affected Software: 
    - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
    - Windows XP Service Pack 1
    - Windows XP Service Pack 2
    - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1 (Itanium)
    - Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
    - Windows Server 2003
    - Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems 
    - Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems 
    - Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
    - Microsoft SharePoint Team Service


    - Review the FAQ section of bulletin MS0X-OYZ 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  


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=64680

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
 
Microsoft Support Lifecycle for Business and Developer Software
===============================================================
The Microsoft Support Lifecycle policy provides consistent and 
predictable guidelines for product support availability at the 
time that the product is released. Under this policy, Microsoft 
will offer a minimum of ten years of support. This includes five 
years of Mainstream Support and five years of Extended Support for 
Business and Developer products. Microsoft will continue to provide 
security update support, at a supported Service Pack level, for a 
minimum of ten years through the Extended support phase. For more 
information about the Microsoft Support Lifecycle, visit 
http://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/ or contact your Technical 
Account Manager.

Additional Resources:
=====================
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* Join Microsoft's webcast for a live discussion of the technical
  details of these security bulletins and steps you can take
  to protect your environment. Details about the live webcast
  can be found at:  

  www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/summary.mspx

  The on-demand version of the webcast will be available 24 hours
  after the live webcast at:

  www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/summary.mspx

* 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 update, it is a hoax that may be distributing a
  virus. Microsoft does not distribute security updates through
  e-mail. 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:

- - Andreas Sandblad of Secunia (http://www.secunia.com) for reporting
  an issue described in MS06-013.

- - Jeffrey van der Stad for reporting an issue described in MS06-013.

- - Jan P. Monsch of Compass Security Network (http://www.csnc.ch/)
  for reporting an issue described in MS06-013.

- - Richard M. Smith of Boston Software Forensics 
  (http://www.bsf-llc.com/) for reporting an issue described in
   MS06-013.

- - Thomas Waldegger for reporting an issue described in MS06-013.

- - Sowhat of Nevis Labs (http://www.nevisnetworks.com/) for reporting
  an issue described in MS06-013.

- - Heiko Schultze of SAP (http://www.sap.com/) for reporting an issue
  described in MS06-013.

- - Will Dormann of CERT/CC (http://www.cert.org/) for reporting an
  issue described in MS06-013.

- - Golan Yosef of Finjan's Malicious Code Research Center (MCRC)
  (http://www.finjan.com/) for reporting an issue described in 
  MS06-014.

- - Stefano Meller of Yarix (http://www.yarix.com/) for reporting
  an issue described in MS06-014.

- - NISCC (http://www.niscc.gov.uk) for reporting an issue described
  in MS06-015.

- - Stuart Pearson, working with TippingPoint
  (http://www.tippingpoint.com/) and the Zero Day Initiative
  (http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/) for reporting an issue
  described MS06-016.

- - ATmaCA for reporting a similar issue described MS06-016.

- - Esteban Martínez Fayó for reporting an issue described in 
  MS06-017.

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