Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for February 2007

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Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for February 2007
Issued: February 13, 2007
Version Number: 1.0
Bulletin: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=82739
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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
===========================

MS07-008 - Vulnerability in HTML Help ActiveX Control Could Allow
             Remote Code Execution (928843)

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

    - Impact: Remote Code Execution
    - Version Number: 1.0  

MS07-009 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC)
             Function Could Allow Remote Code Execution (927779)

  - Affected Software:

    - Windows 2000 SP4 
    - Windows XP SP2
    - Windows Server 2003
    - Windows Server 2003 on Itanium-based Systems
       
    - Impact: Remote Code Execution
    - Version Number: 1.0  

MS07-010 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Malware Protection Engine
             Could Allow Remote Code Execution (932135)

  - Affected Software:
    - Windows Live OneCare
    - Microsoft Antigen for Exchange 9.x
    - Microsoft Antigen for SMTP Gateways 9.x
    - Microsoft Windows Defender
    - Microsoft Windows Defender x64 Edition
    - Microsoft Windows Defender in Windows Vista
    - Microsoft Forefront Security for Exchange Server
    - Microsoft Forefront Security for SharePoint

    - Impact: Remote Code Execution
    - Version Number: 1.0  

MS07-014 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code
             Execution (929434)

  - Affected Software: 
    - Office 2000 Service  Pack 3
    - Office XP Service Pack 3 
    - Office System 2003 
    - Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
    - Microsoft Office v.X for Mac
    - Microsoft Works Suites 2004, 2005, and 2006

    - Impact: Remote Code Execution
    - Version Number: 1.0  

MS07-015 - Vulnerabilities is Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote
 Code Execution (932554)

  - Affected Software:
    - Office 2000 Service Pack 3
    - Office XP Service Pack 3 
    - Office 2003 Service Pack 2
    - Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
       
    - Impact: Remote Code Execution
    - Version Number: 1.0  

MS07-016 - Cumulative Security Update for Internet (928090)

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

    - Impact: Remote Code Execution
     - Version Number: 1.0  

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

MS07-005 - Vulnerability in Step-by-Step Interactive Training Could 
Allow Remote Code Execution (923723)

  - Affected Software: 
    - Windows 2000 SP4 
    - Windows XP SP2
    - Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
    - Windows Server 2003
    - Windows Server 2003 SP1
    - Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems
    - Windows Server 2003 SP1 for Itanium-based Systems
    - Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition

    - Impact: Remote Code Execution
    - Version Number: 1.0  

MS07-006 - Vulnerability in Windows Shell Could Allow Elevation of 
Privilege (928255)

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

    - Impact: Elevation or Privilege
    - Version Number: 1.0  

MS07-007 - Vulnerability in Windows Image Acquisition Service Could 
Allow Remote Code Execution (927802)

  - Affected Software: 
    - Windows XP Service Pack 2

    - Impact: Elevation or Privilege
    - Version Number: 1.0  

MS07-011 - Vulnerability in Microsoft OLE Dialog Could Allow Remote 
Code Execution (926436)

   - Affected Software:

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

    - Impact: Remote Code Execution
    - Version Number: 1.0  

MS07-012 - Vulnerability in Microsoft MFC Could Allow Remote Code 
Execution (924667)

   - Affected Software: 
    - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
    - Windows XP Service Pack 2
    - Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
    - Windows Server 2003
    - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
    - Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems
    - Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems
    - Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
    - Visual Studio .NET 2002(all versions and products included in the Visual 
        Studio .NET 2002 suite)
    - Visual Studio .NET 2003(all versions and products included in the Visual 
        Studio .NET 2003 suite)

    - Impact: Remote Code Execution
    - Version Number: 1.0  

MS07-013 - Vulnerability in Microsoft RichEdit Could Allow Remote 
Code Execution (918118)

    - Affected Software: 
     - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
     - Windows XP Service Pack 2
     - Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
     - Windows Server 2003
     - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
     - Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems
     - Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems
     - Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
     - Office 2000 Service Pack 3
     - Office 2000 Multilanguage Packs
     - Office XP Service Pack 3 (all versions and products included in the 
         Office XP suite) 
     - Office 2003 Service Pack 2
     - Learning Essentials 1.0
     - Learning Essentials 1.1
     - Learning Essentials 1.5
     - Global Input Method Editor for Office 2000 (Japanese)
     - Office 2004 for Mac
     - Office v.X for Mac

     - 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=82739

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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* Protect your PC: Microsoft has provided information on how you
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Acknowledgments:
================
Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to protect
customers:
    - Brett Moore of Security-Assessment.com (http://www.security-assessment.com) 
        for reporting an issue described in MS07-005.
    - Fabrice Desclaux of EADS Common Research Center 
        (http://www.eads.net) for reporting an issue described in MS07-012.
    - Kostya Kortchinsky of Immunity, Inc 
        (http://www.immunityinc.com) for reporting an issue described in MS07-012.
    - Kostya Kortchinsky of Immunity, Inc 
        (http://www.immunityinc.com)for reporting an issue described in MS07-011.
    - Kostya Kortchinsky of Immunity, Inc 
        (http://www.immunityinc.com)for reporting an issue described in MS07-013.
    - HD Moore of the BreakingPoint Systems 
         (http://www.bpointsys.com)for reporting an issue described in MS07-008.
    - Shih-hao Weng of Information and Communication Security Technology Center 
        (http://www.icst.org.tw)for reporting an issue described in MS07-014.
    - USAA (https://www.usaa.com)for reporting an issue described in MS07-014.
    - Neel Mehta and Alex Wheeler of ISS X-Force 
        (http://xforce.iss.net) for reporting an issue described in MS07-010.
    - H D Moore of BreakingPoint Systems 
        (http://www.bpointsys.com) for reporting an issue described in MS07-016.
    - iDefense (http://idefense.com/) for reporting an issue described in MS07-016.

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