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Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for August 2007
Issued: August 14, 2007
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This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for August
2007.

The full version of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for
August 2007 can be found at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../ms07-aug.mspx.

With the release of the bulletins for August 2007, this bulletin
summary replaces the bulletin advance notification originally issued
on August 9, 2007. For more information about the bulletin advance
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Microsoft also provides information to help customers prioritize
monthly security updates with any non-security, high-priority
updates that are being released on the same day as the monthly
security updates. Please see the section, Other Information.


Bulletin Information
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The security bulletins for this month are as follows, in order of
severity:

Critical Security Bulletins
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MS07-042 - Vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services Could Allow
Remote Code Execution (936227)

- Affected Software:
- Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB936021) on Microsoft
Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB936021) on Windows XP
Service Pack 2
- Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB936021) on Windows XP
Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64
Edition Service Pack 2
- Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB936021) on Windows Server
2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB936021) on Windows Server
2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service
Pack 2
- Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB936021) on Windows Server
2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server
2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
- Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB936021) on Windows Vista
- Microsoft XML Core Services 3.0 (KB936021) on Windows Vista
x64 Edition
- Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB936181) when installed on
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB936181) on Windows XP
Service Pack 2
- Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB936181) when installed on
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP
Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB936181) when installed on
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003
Service Pack 2
- Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB936181) when installed on
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64
Edition Service Pack 2
- Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB936181) when installed on
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and
Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
- Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB936181) when installed on
Windows Vista
- Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 (KB936181) when installed on
Windows Vista x64 Edition
- Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB933579) when installed on
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB933579) when installed on
Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB933579) when installed on
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP
Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB933579) when installed on
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003
Service Pack 2
- Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB933579) when installed on
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64
Edition Service Pack 2
- Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB933579) when installed on
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and
Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
- Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB933579) on Windows Vista
- Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 (KB933579) on Windows Vista
x64 Edition
- Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 2 with Microsoft XML Core
Services 5.0 (KB936048)
- 2007 Office System with Microsoft XML Core Services 5.0
(KB936960)
- Microsoft Office Groove Server 2007 with Microsoft XML Core
Services 5.0 (KB936056)
- Microsoft Office SharePoint Server with Microsoft XML Core
Services 5.0 (KB936056)

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

MS07-043 - Vulnerability in OLE Automation Could Allow Remote Code
Execution (921503)

- Affected Software:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems
- Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
- Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
- Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Service Pack 6 (KB924053)

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

MS07-044 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code
Execution (940965)

- Affected Software:
- Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3
- Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 2
- Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003
- Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

MS07-045 - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (937143)

- Affected Software:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems
- Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
- Windows Vista
- Windows Vista x64 Edition

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

MS07-046 - Vulnerability in GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution
(938829)

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

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

MS07-050 - Vulnerability in Vector Markup Language Could Allow Remote
Code Execution (938127)

- Affected Software:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
- Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
- Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
- Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems
- Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
- Windows Vista
- Windows Vista x64 Edition

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

Important Security Bulletins
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MS07-047 - Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Could Allow Remote
Code Execution (936782)

- Affected Software:
- Windows Media Player 7.1 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service
Pack 4
- Windows Media Player 9 when installed on Microsoft Windows
2000 Service Pack 4
- Windows Media Player 9 on Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Windows Media Player 10 when installed on Windows XP Service
Pack 2
- Windows Media Player 10 on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Windows Media Player 10 on Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1
and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
- Windows Media Player 10 on Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition
and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Windows Media Player 11 when installed on Windows XP Service
Pack 2
- Windows Media Player 11 on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Windows Media Player 11 in Windows Vista
- Windows Media Player 11 in Windows Vista x64 Edition

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

MS07-048 - Vulnerabilities in Windows Gadgets Could Allow Remote
Code Execution (938123)

- Affected Software:
- Windows Vista
- Windows Vista x64 Edition

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

MS07-049 - Vulnerability in Virtual PC and Virtual Server Could
Allow Elevation of Privilege (937986)

- Affected Software:
- Microsoft Virtual PC 2004
- Microsoft Virtual PC 2004 Service Pack 1
- Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 Enterprise Edition
- Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac Version 6.1
- Microsoft Virtual PC for Mac Version 7

- Impact: Elevation of Privilege
- Version Number: 1.0


Other Information
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Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool:
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Microsoft has released an updated version of the Microsoft Windows
Malicious Software Removal Tool on Windows Update, Microsoft Update,
Windows Server Update Services, and the Download Center.

Non-Security, High-Priority Updates on MU, WU, and WSUS:
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For this month:

* Microsoft has released four non-security,
high-priority updates on Microsoft Update (MU) and
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).

* Microsoft has released two non-security,
high-priority updates for Windows on Windows Update (WU).

Note that this information pertains only to non-security,
high-priority updates on Microsoft Update, Windows Update, and
Windows Server Update Services released on the same day as the
Security Bulletin Summary. Information is not provided about
non-security updates released on other days.

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