Qualys Vulnerability R&D Lab has released new vulnerability checks in the Enterprise TruRisk Platform to protect organizations against 24 vulnerabilities that were fixed in 12 bulletins announced today by Microsoft. Customers can immediately audit their networks for these and other new vulnerabilities by accessing their Qualys subscription. Visit Qualys Security Blog to prioritize remediation.
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Microsoft has released 12 security bulletins to fix newly discovered flaws in their software. Qualys has released the following checks for these new vulnerabilities:
MMC is vulnerable to a remote code execution issue. HTML embedded resource files in the Microsoft Management Console library can be directly referenced from the Internet or Intranet zone via Internet Explorer.
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=87fe4c18-21dc-4d83-a1d8-503b92fdba2b
Refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-044 for further details.
The Server service provides RPC support, file print support and named pipe sharing over the network. The Server service allows the sharing of your local resources (such as disks and printers) so that other users on the network can access them. It also allows named pipe communication between applications running on other computers and your computer, which is used for RPC.
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3b61153d-359f-4441-a448-24062cb2387c
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2996b9b6-03ff-4636-861a-46b3eac7a305
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=314c7c2c-9a02-4e56-98cf-97703fecf0be
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=a0058f39-6dea-4dfc-9dd6-4cb45b305dec
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium based Systems and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium based Systems :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=af970833-2044-4284-937d-3beb2e2f286d
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3b0c1954-fca5-4e95-abb2-6066a9d6bc76
Refer to Micrsoft Security Bulletin MS06-040 for further details.
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=144408a7-3011-458a-bc79-49b1658aa25d
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=c332b95a-2956-406b-9e06-07c5e96b02e3
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=1be5310b-1995-4ef9-a462-04da9833f50b
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6d027e72-1f94-44de-95f9-f52000a991cc
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium based Systems and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium based Systems :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=18477016-0b70-4c86-90c7-3535d365b7c1
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=583b741c-47e2-429d-9d50-44670bb2f452
Refer to Micrsoft Security Bulletin MS06-041 for further details.
- Redirect Cross-Domain Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- HTML Layout and Positioning Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- CSS Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- HTML Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- COM Object Instantiation Memory Corruption Vulnerability
- Source Element Cross-Domain Vulnerability
- Window Location Information Disclosure Vulnerability
- FTP Server Command Injection Vulnerability
Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=44A8C303-B46C-4CCE-8442-D8A1CF1561DC&displaylang=en
Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 or on Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B6E09C27-CE26-494F-AD2A-6C9A8C72453F&displaylang=en
Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=CDB85BCA-0C17-44AA-B74E-F01B5392BB31
Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=D30209FA-9994-4F1B-B6D6-4BACC328135A&displaylang=en
Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium based Systems and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium based Systems :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=FFE108B8-05C9-4B5E-A8A4-042F49068972
Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=5C2A23AC-3F2E-4BEC-BE16-4B45B44C6346
Internet Explorer 6 for Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0CE7F66D-4D83-4090-A034-9BBE286D96FA
Refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-042 for further details.
Outlook Express 6 on Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=c9037cdb-3a57-4db7-aa0d-5ad28730303a
Outlook Express 6 on Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=71f09617-d3cd-45fb-a09b-a9025c1d3f47
Outlook Express 6 on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=0c7e507f-2a42-49b5-82b2-84a6ec40b895
Outlook Express 6 on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium based Systems :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=8f062b1c-7b93-4cb2-835a-b58ba29435f2
Outlook Express 6 on Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2aa6b4d1-a6eb-425b-ab7e-6cc27124a59e
Refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-043 for further details.
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=38cee83e-b17a-4c08-90ce-fb836b9615ad
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6ef68858-4c91-47fb-ae34-0be556f10ede
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=50935f4e-e383-493e-97c6-599cbb2b87cc
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=759435a3-98f9-4115-b52e-d7fa9d024f16
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium based Systems and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium based Systems :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=462131c6-a728-4b3c-94de-85deccc42c3e
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=50eef5c5-861d-4802-85a2-6b0627aafc2a
Refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-045 for further details.
There is a string buffer issue within the HTML Help ActiveX control.
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=34ebe5d3-40c9-41dc-aaff-64608d3ac7b1
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=a6e2cb0a-146f-4300-95cb-7078ce9f9844
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=997a633a-8836-4c0f-98f9-1fd378de4b0c
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=5132c3bc-f3af-464e-a615-60f72677bd4b
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium based Systems and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium based Systems :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=527cc785-e69e-4ade-aaf7-61f96ac3ca7a
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=fd1253b0-f4db-4808-a381-98ff9870ebb3
Refer to Micrsoft Security Bulletin MS06-046 for further details.
Microsoft Works Suites (Microsoft Works Suite 2004 ):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B26ADC3C-1DB8-46FD-8381-B199EE351E7C
Microsoft Works Suites (Microsoft Works Suite 2005 ):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B26ADC3C-1DB8-46FD-8381-B199EE351E7C
Microsoft Works Suites (Microsoft Works Suite 2006 ):
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B26ADC3C-1DB8-46FD-8381-B199EE351E7C
Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=837A4FA9-FABC-4119-9AAF-2C8663029D2B
Microsoft Project 2000 Service Release 1 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=744DD25D-B9A7-4E30-B64E-1C9BB0F87D90
Microsoft Access 2000 Runtime Service Pack 3 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=ED5A8C40-C592-4299-AFB2-5F0F6E2B1DCD
Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B26ADC3C-1DB8-46FD-8381-B199EE351E7C
Microsoft Project 2002 Service Pack 1 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=62EF50AA-6061-4185-9713-F8C31B195103
Microsoft Visio 2002 Service Pack 2 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=43525B6A-58B7-49C7-88D8-4983D1614A96
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications SDK 6.0 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=424DF92A-3CC4-4B72-B2F8-D45ED2A8F4B3
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications SDK 6.2 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=424DF92A-3CC4-4B72-B2F8-D45ED2A8F4B3
Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications SDK 6.3 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=424DF92A-3CC4-4B72-B2F8-D45ED2A8F4B3
For a complete list of patch download links, please refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-047.
An attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by constructing a specially crafted PowerPoint file that could allow remote code execution. Such files might be included in e-mail attachments or hosted on a malicious web site.
Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B7B5615B-7C20-4C49-892F-7F4CCC2D6006
Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=A9C7E43B-A0A6-4C81-87ED-3F4DED78EAEA
Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=DE1CB2A7-5D4C-44B8-BC40-7E0A88CC3081
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac :
http://www.microsoft.com/mac
Microsoft Office v. X for Mac :
http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx?pid=download&location=/mac/download/officex/OfficeX_1018.xml&secid=5&ssid=32&flgnosysreq=True
Refer to Micrsoft Security Bulletin MS06-048 for further details.
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=08806182-6a26-4663-91ea-179817350a91
Refer to Micrsoft Security Bulletin MS06-049 for further details.
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=bfe3f869-08be-4f13-97a1-7274ad44c7fb
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2d014bac-f03d-474a-a7ab-49e8ead8edb0
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=cae094e4-64a0-4577-986b-4d6c131806d9
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=21d1e864-4517-4353-8477-b4cd3c6187c0
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium based Systems and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium based Systems :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=bc60b6c3-ada8-48ab-a63d-b2f1c9320b0d
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=9d2ba5d1-6f91-47b4-8cc1-dcd44baaa6ce
Refer to Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-050 for further details.
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=83e0c6fb-a542-463a-88fd-dc388605a8ae
Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=71e96afc-bc4d-4666-998b-49857007e539
Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=a6fe5b95-11d1-42cd-995c-c8cef8a27aef
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=7d0f888b-df35-40df-baff-0bae2b921aef
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 for Itanium based Systems and Microsoft Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium based Systems :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=df365b0b-f97f-4df1-9105-d81b68a110eb
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition :
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=3f750ad5-5bfb-4421-a316-ae66f0557eac
Refer to Micrsoft Security Bulletin MS06-051 for further details.
These new vulnerability checks are included in Qualys vulnerability signature 1.15.21-5. Each Qualys account is automatically updated with the latest vulnerability signatures as they become available. To view the vulnerability signature version in your account, from the Qualys Help menu, select the About tab.
To perform a selective vulnerability scan, configure a scan profile to use the following options:
In addition, prior to running a scan for these new vulnerabilities, you can estimate your exposure to these new threats by running the Risk Analysis Report, available from the Qualys Vulnerability Management Reports tab.
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