Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for August, 2006

How do I use this table?

You use this table to learn about the security updates that you may need to install. You should review each software program or component listed to see if there are required security updates. If a software program or component is listed then the impact of the vulnerability is listed and also hyperlinked to the available software update.

In the table, a number in brackets [x] indicates that there is a note that explains more about the issue. These notes are located at the bottom of the table.

	Details	Details	Details	Details	Details	Details
Bulletin Identifier	MS06-040	MS06-041	MS06-042	MS06-043	MS06-044	MS06-045
Maximum Severity Rating	Critical	Critical	Critical	Critical	Critical	Important
Windows Affected Software:
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1	Critical	Critical	[1]	[1]		Important
Windows Server 2003	Critical	Critical	[1]			Important
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems	Critical	Critical	[1]	[1]		Important
Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems	Critical	Critical	[1]			Important
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition	Critical	Critical	[1]	[1]		Important
Windows XP Service Pack 2	Critical	Critical	[1]	[1]		Important
Windows XP Service Pack 1	Critical	Critical	[1]			Important
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition	Critical	Critical	[1]	[1]		Important
Windows 2000 Service Pack 4	Critical	Critical	[1]		Critical	Important
Internet Explorer Affected Software:
Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1			Critical
Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems			Critical
Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition			Critical
Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2			Critical
Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition			Critical
Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 for Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or on Windows XP Service Pack 1			Critical
Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 for Windows 2000 Service Pack 4			Critical
Outlook Express Affected Software:
Outlook Express 6 for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1				Critical
Outlook Express 6 for Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems				Critical
Outlook Express 6 for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition				Critical
Outlook Express 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2				Critical
Outlook Express 6 for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition				Critical

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	Details	Details	Details	Details	Details	Details
Bulletin Identifier	MS06-046	MS06-047	MS06-048	MS06-049	MS06-050	MS06-051
Maximum Severity Rating	Critical	Critical	Critical	Important	Important	Critical
Windows Affected Software:
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1	Moderate				Important	Critical
Windows Server 2003	Moderate				Important	Critical
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems	Moderate				Important	Critical
Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems	Moderate				Important	Critical
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition	Moderate				Important	Critical
Windows XP Service Pack 2	Critical				Important	Critical
Windows XP Service Pack 1	Critical				Important	Critical
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition	Critical				Important	Critical
Windows 2000 Service Pack 4	Critical			Important	Important	Critical
Office and Works Affected Software:
Office 2003 Service Pack 2 and Office 2003 Service Pack 1			Important
Office XP Service Pack 3		Important	Important
Project 2002 Service Pack 1		Important
Visio 2002 Service Pack 2		Important
Office 2000 Service Pack 3		Critical	Critical
Access 2000 Runtime Service Pack 3		Critical
Project 2000 Service Release 1		Critical
Works Suite 2006, Works Suite 2005, Works Suite 2004		Important
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications SDK 6.4, Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications SDK 6.3, Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications SDK 6.2, and Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications SDK 6.0		Important
Microsoft Office v. X for Mac			Important
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac			Important

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Note

[1] There is a security update available for this operating system. See the affected component in the table and the appropriate security bulletin for more details.

Software Update Services:

By using Microsoft Software Update Services (SUS), administrators can quickly and reliably deploy the latest critical updates and security updates to Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003-based servers, and to desktop systems that are running Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional.

For more information about how to deploy this security update with Software Update Services, visit the Software Update Services Web site.

Windows Server Update Services:

By using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), administrators can quickly and reliably deploy the latest critical updates and security updates for Windows 2000 operating systems and later, Office XP and later, Exchange Server 2003, and SQL Server 2000 to Windows 2000 and later operating systems.

For more information about how to deploy this security update using Windows Server Update Services, visit the Windows Server Update Services Web site.

Systems Management Server:

Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) delivers a highly-configurable enterprise solution for managing updates. By using SMS, administrators can identify Windows-based systems that require security updates and to perform controlled deployment of these updates throughout the enterprise with minimal disruption to end users. For more information about how administrators can use SMS 2003 to deploy security updates, see the SMS 2003 Security Patch Management Web site. SMS 2.0 users can also use Software Updates Service Feature Pack to help deploy security updates. For information about SMS, visit the SMS Web site.

Note SMS uses the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and the Microsoft Office Detection Tool to provide broad support for security bulletin update detection and deployment. Some software updates may not be detected by these tools. Administrators can use the inventory capabilities of the SMS in these cases to target updates to specific systems. For more information about this procedure, see the following Web site. Some security updates require administrative rights following a restart of the system. Administrators can use the Elevated Rights Deployment Tool (available in the SMS 2003 Administration Feature Pack and in the SMS 2.0 Administration Feature Pack) to install these updates.

QChain.exe and Update.exe:

Microsoft has released a command-line tool named QChain.exe that gives system administrators the ability to safely chain security updates together. Chaining is when you install multiple updates without restarting between each install. Update.exe, used in the updates that are described in this advisory, has chaining functionality built in. Customers who use Windows 2000 Service Pack 2 or later, who use Windows XP, or who use Windows Server 2003, do not require Qchain.exe to chain these updates. Qchain.exe still supports chaining these Windows Updates so that an administrator can create a consistent deployment script across all platforms. For more information about Qchain, visit this Web site.

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer:

The Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) allows administrators to scan local and remote systems for missing security updates as well as common security misconfigurations. For more information about MBSA visit Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer Web site.

Detection and Deployment Guidance:

Microsoft has provided detection and deployment guidance for this month’s security updates. This guidance will also help IT professionals understand how they can use various tools to help deploy the security update, such as Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Office Update, the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA), the Office Detection Tool, Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS), the Extended Security Update Inventory Tool, and the Enterprise Update Scan Tool (EST). For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 910723.