[There's a reason that Yoda is the unofficial mascot of SBS.  Size indeed matters not.] APRIL SECURITY BULLETINS - THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF THE SBS DIVA
Tue, Apr 13 2004 7:40 bradley

APRIL SECURITY BULLETINS

April 13, 2004
Today Microsoft released the following Security Bulletins.

Note: www.microsoft.com/technet/security and www.microsoft.com/security are authoritative in all matters concerning Microsoft Security Bulletins! ANY
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verified by visiting these sites for official information. Microsoft never
sends security or other updates as attachments. These updates must be
downloaded from the microsoft.com download center or Windows Update. See the individual bulletins for details.

Because some malicious messages attempt to masquerade as official Microsoft security notices, it is recommended that you physically type the URLs into your web browser and not click on the hyperlinks provided.

Bulletin Summaries:

Windows: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/winapr04.mspx

Critical Bulletins:

MS04-011 - Security Update for Microsoft Windows (835732)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS04-011.mspx

MS04-012 - Cumulative Update for Microsoft RPC/DCOM (828741)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS04-012.mspx

MS04-013 - Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express (837009)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS04-013.mspx

Important Bulletins:

MS04-014 - Vulnerability in the Microsoft Jet Database Engine Could Allow
Code Execution (837001)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS04-014.mspx

Re-Released Bulletins:
The following bulletins have been re-released to advise of the availability
of updates for various versions of Microsoft Exchange Server. Please see the
bottom of each bulletin for revision information.

MS00-082 - Patch Available for 'Malformed MIME Header' Vulnerability
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS00-082.mspx

MS01-041 - Malformed RPC Request Can Cause Service Failure
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS01-041.mspx

MS02-011 - Authentication Flaw Could Allow Unauthorized Users To
Authenticate To SMTP Service
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS02-011.mspx


MS03-046 - Vulnerability in Exchange Server Could Allow Arbitrary Code
Execution (829436)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS03-046.mspx

This represents our regularly scheduled monthly bulletin release (second
Tuesday of each month). Please note that Microsoft may release bulletins out
side of this schedule if we determine the need to do so.

If you have any questions regarding the patch or its implementation after
reading the above listed bulletin you should contact Product Support
Services in the United States at 1-866-PCSafety (1-866-727-2338).
International customers should contact their local subsidiary.

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# re: APRIL SECURITY BULLETINS

Saturday, April 17, 2004 11:17 PM by bradley

I patched my SBS server with Automatic Update, and was prompted for a restart. Do you /really/ need to restart for the patch to be in effect?

# re: APRIL SECURITY BULLETINS

Sunday, April 18, 2004 6:39 PM by bradley

Yes, anytime you apply a patch and it prompts you for a restart YOU MUST RESTART to be protected.

# re: APRIL SECURITY BULLETINS

Monday, April 19, 2004 7:42 PM by bradley

Thanks for clearing that up Susan. I've become desensitized to the 'You must restart your computer for the changes to take effect' dialogue :-)