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Received from Microsoft on January 13, 2009 at 2:58 pm CST:

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Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for January 2009

Issued: January 13, 2009

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This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for January 2009.

 

The full version of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for January 2009 can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-jan.mspx.

 

With the release of the bulletins for January 2009, this bulletin summary replaces the bulletin advance notification originally issued on January 8, 2009. 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, January 14, 2009, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada). Register for the January 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 MS09-001

 

  - Affected Software:

    - Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

    - Windows XP Service Pack 2 and

      Windows XP Service Pack 3

    - Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and

      Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2

    - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and

      Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2

    - Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and

      Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2

    - Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and

      Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems

    - Windows Vista and

      Windows Vista Service Pack 1

    - Windows Vista x64 Edition and

      Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1

    - Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems

      (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation affected)

    - Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems

      (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation affected)

    - Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems

 

    - Impact: Remote Code Execution

    - Version Number: 1.0

 

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Received from Microsoft January 13, 2009 at 1:29 PM CST:

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Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Minor Revisions

Issued: January 13, 2009

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Summary

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The following bulletins have undergone a minor revision increment.

Please see the appropriate bulletin for more details.

 

  * MS08-066 - Important

  * MS08-037 - Important

 

Bulletin Information:

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* MS08-066 - Important

 

  - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-066.mspx

  - Reason for Revision: V1.1 (January 13, 2009): Added an entry to

    the section, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Related to this

    Security Update, explaining this revision as a detection

    change for this security update. The corrected detection

    offers the security update to affected systems that

    previously were not offered this security update. Customers

    who have successfully updated their systems do not need to

    reinstall this update. 

  - Originally posted: October 14, 2008

  - Updated: January 13, 2009

  - Bulletin Severity Rating: Important

  - Version: 1.1

   

* MS08-037 - Important

 

  - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-037.mspx

  - Reason for Revision: V2.3 (January 13, 2009): Added a new entry

    to the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Related to This

    Security Update section to communicate the fix to a detection

    and deployment issue with Windows XP Service Pack 3. There

    were no changes to the binaries or packages for this update.

    Customers who have successfully updated their systems do not

    need to reinstall this update. 

  - Originally posted: July 8, 2008

  - Updated: January 13, 2009

  - Bulletin Severity Rating: Important

  - Version: 2.3

 

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Received from Microsoft - January 7, 2009 7:05 PM CST

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Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Minor Revisions

Issued: January 7, 2009

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Summary

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The following bulletins have undergone a minor revision increment.

Please see the appropriate bulletin for more details.

 

  * MS08-072 - Critical

 

Bulletin Information:

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* MS08-072 - Critical

 

  - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-072.mspx

  - Reason for Revision: V1.2 (January 7, 2009): Removed Microsoft

    Office Word Viewer 2003 from the Affected Software table.

    Also, added an entry to the section, Frequently Asked

    Questions (FAQ) Related to This Security Update, pertaining

    to Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003 and Microsoft Office

    Word Viewer 2003 Service Pack 3. This is an informational

    change only. There were no changes to the security update binaries. 

  - Originally posted: December 9, 2008

  - Updated: January 7, 2009

  - Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical

  - Version: 1.2

 

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