Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for July, 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
Bulletin Identifier	MS06-033	MS06-034	MS06-035	MS06-036
Maximum Severity Rating	Important	Important	Critical	Critical
Windows Affected Software:
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1	[1]	Moderate	Critical	Critical
Windows Server 2003	[1]	Moderate	Critical	Critical
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems	[1]	Moderate	Critical	Critical
Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems	[1]	Moderate	Critical	Critical
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition	[1]	Moderate	Critical	Critical
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2	[1]	Important	Critical	Critical
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1	[1]	Important	Critical	Critical
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition	[1]	Important	Critical	Critical
Windows XP Home Service Pack 2	[1]		Critical	Critical
Windows XP Home Service Pack 1	[1]		Critical	Critical
Windows 2000 Service Pack 4	[1]	Important	Critical	Critical
.NET Framework Affected Software:
.NET Framework 2.0	Important

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	Details	Details	Details
Bulletin Identifier	MS06-037	MS06-038	MS06-039
Maximum Severity Rating	Critical	Critical	Critical
Office Affected Software:
Office 2003 Service Pack 2		Important	Important
Office 2003 Service Pack 1		Important	Important
Office XP Service Pack 3		Important	Important
Office 2000 Service Pack 3		Critical	Critical
Office v.X for Mac		Important
Office 2004 for Mac		Important
Excel 2003	Important
Excel Viewer 2003	Important
Excel 2002	Important
Excel 2000	Critical
Excel v.X for Mac	Important
Excel 2004 for Mac	Important
Project 2002		Important	Important
Project 2000		Critical	Critical
Visio 2002		Important
Works Affected Software:
Works Suite 2006		Important	Important
Works Suite 2005		Important	Important
Works Suite 2004		Important	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.

Note: On July 11, 2006 there were problems with the availability of WSUSscan.cab. If you downloaded WSUSscan.cab prior to 6:30 PM PDT you will need to download it again. Failure to do so will result in the inability to detect and deploy the updates for the bulletins in this summary. Further issues and information on WSUS can be found at Knowledge Base Article 894199

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: On July 11, 2006 there were problems with the availability of WSUSscan.cab. If you downloaded WSUSscan.cab prior to 6:30 PM PDT you will need to download it again. Failure to do so will result in the inability to detect and deploy the updates for the bulletins in this summary.

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.