Chris Mosby at myITforum.com

This is an advance notification of five security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on September 11, 2007.

The full version of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for September 2007 can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-sep.mspx.

This bulletin advance notification will be replaced with the September bulletin summary on September 11, 2007. For more information about the bulletin advance notification service, see http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/advance.mspx.

To receive automatic notifications whenever Microsoft Security Bulletins are issued, subscribe to Microsoft Technical Security Notifications on http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/notify.mspx.

Microsoft will host a webcast to address customer questions on these bulletins on Wednesday, September 12, 2007, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada). Register for the September Security Bulletin Webcast at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/summary.mspx.

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.

Critical Security Bulletins
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Microsoft Security Bulletin 1

- Affected Software:
- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

Important Security Bulletins
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Microsoft Security Bulletin 2

- Affected Software:
- Visual Studio .NET 2002 Service Pack 1 (KB937057)
- Visual Studio .NET 2003(KB937058)
- Visual Studio .NET 2003 Service Pack 1 (KB937059)
- Visual Studio 2005 (KB937060)
- Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 (KB937061)

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

Microsoft Security Bulletin 3

- Affected Software:
- Windows Services for UNIX 3.0 on Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 on Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
- Windows Services for UNIX 3.0 on Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 on Windows XP Service Pack 2
- Windows Services for UNIX 3.0 on Windows Server 2003 Service
Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
- Windows Services for UNIX 3.5 on Windows Server 2003 Service
Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
- Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications on Windows Server 2003
Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
- Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications on Windows Server 2003
x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
- Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications on Windows Vista
- Subsystem for UNIX-based Applications on Windows Vista x64
Edition

- Impact: Elevation of Privilege
- Version Number: 1.0

Microsoft Security Bulletin 4

- Affected Software:
- MSN Messenger 6.2
- MSN Messenger 7.0
- MSN Messenger 7.5
- Windows Live Messenger 8.0

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.0

Microsoft Security Bulletin 5

- Affected Software:
- Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 on Windows Server
2003 Service Pack 1 (KB934525)
- Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 on Windows Server
2003 Service Pack 2 (KB934525)
- Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 on Windows Server
2003 x64 Edition (KB934525)
- Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 on Windows Server
2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (KB934525)
- Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (KB937832)

- 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 will release 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 is planning to release one non-security,
high-priority update on Microsoft Update (MU) and
Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).

* Microsoft is planning to release zero 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, and released on the same day as the Security Bulletin Summary. Information will not be provided about non-security updates released on other days.