Microsoft Security Bulletin for March 2006 (PC1-2006-0138)

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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                        ESB-2006.0193 -- [Win][OSX]
                Microsoft Security Bulletin for March 2006
                               15 March 2006

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:           Microsoft Windows Server 2003
                   Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1
                   Microsoft Office 2003 for Windows and prior
                   Microsoft Works Suite 2006 and prior
                   Microsoft Excel 2004 for Mac
                   Microsoft Excel X for Mac
                   Microsoft Office XP Multilingual User Interface Packs
                   Microsoft Office 2000 MultiLanguage Packs
Publisher:         Microsoft
Operating System:  Windows
                   Mac OS X
Impact:            Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
                   Increased Privileges
Access:            Remote/Unauthenticated
CVE Names:         CVE-2005-4131 CVE-2006-0009 CVE-2006-0023
                   CVE-2006-0028 CVE-2006-0029 CVE-2006-0030
                   CVE-2006-0031

Ref:               AA-2006.0013

Original Bulletin: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=63209

Comment: For MS06-011 to mitigate the threat of this vulnerability being
         remotely exploited, Microsoft Office file format attachments should
         be quarantined at the mail gateway.
         
         To mitigate the threat of this vulnerability being locally exploited,
         administrators should ensure that users do not operate using
         accounts that are members of the administrators or power users groups.
         
         For MS06-012, Terminal servers and Workstations are most at risk of
         being exploited by an authenticated user to gain increased privileges.
         
         This vulnerability is trivial to exploit.

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Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for March 2006
Issued: March 14, 2006
Version Number: 1.0
Bulletin: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=63209
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Summary:
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This advisory contains information about all security updates
released this month. It is broken down by security bulletin severity.

Critical Security Bulletins
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MS06-012 - Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote
             Code Execution (905413)

  - Affected Software: 

    - Microsoft Word 2000
    - Microsoft Excel 2000
      Microsoft Outlook 2000
    - Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
    - Microsoft Office 2000 MultiLanguage Packs
    - Microsoft Word 2002
    - Microsoft Excel 2002
    - Microsoft Outlook 2002
    - Microsoft PowerPoint 2002
    - Microsoft Office XP Multilingual User Interface Packs
    - Microsoft Excel 2003 
    - Microsoft Excel 2003 Viewer
    - Microsoft Works Suite 2000
    - Microsoft Works Suite 2001
    - Microsoft Works Suite 2002
    - Microsoft Works Suite 2003
    - Microsoft Works Suite 2004
    - Microsoft Works Suite 2005
    - Microsoft Works Suite 2006
    - Microsoft Excel X for Mac
    - Microsoft Excel 2004 for Mac


    - Impact: Remote Code Execution
    - Version Number: 1.0  


Important Security Bulletins
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MS06-011 - Permissive Windows Services DACLs Could Allow Elevation 
             of Privilege (914798)

  - Affected Software: 
    - Windows XP Service Pack 1
    - Windows Server 2003
    - Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems 


    - Impact: Remote 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=63209

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:
=====================
* Microsoft has created a free monthly e-mail newsletter containing
  valuable information to help you protect your network. This
  newsletter provides practical security tips, topical security
  guidance, useful resources and links, pointers to helpful
  community resources, and a forum for you to provide feedback
  and ask security-related questions.
  You can sign up for the newsletter at:

  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/secnews/default.mspx

* Microsoft has created a free e-mail notification service that
  serves as a supplement to the Security Notification Service
  (this e-mail). The Microsoft Security Notification Service: 
  Comprehensive Version. It provides timely notification of any 
  minor changes or revisions to previously released Microsoft 
  Security Bulletins and Security Advisories. This new service 
  provides notifications that are written for IT professionals and 
  contain technical information about the revisions to security 
  bulletins. To register visit the following Web site:

  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/notify.mspx

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

- - - Andres Tarasco of SIA Group.
     (http://www.siainternational.com/)
     for working with Microsoft on the issue described in MS06-011.

- - - Ollie Whitehouse of Symantec.
     (http://symantec.com/)
     for reporting the issue described in MS06-012.

- - - Peter Winter-Smith of NGS Software.
     (http://www.ngssoftware.com)
     for reporting the issue described in MS06-012.

- - - Tipping Point and the Zero Day Initiative.
     http://www.tippingpoint.com/)(http://www.zerodayinitiative.com)
     for reporting the issue described in MS06-012.

- - - Dejun of Fortinet Security Response Team.
     (http://www.fortinet.com/)
     for reporting the issue described in MS06-012.

- - - Eyas of XFOCUS Security Team.
     (http://www.xfocus.org)
     for reporting the issue described in MS06-012.

- - - FelicioX.
     (feliciox@gmail.com)
     for working with Microsoft on the issue described in MS06-012.

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