DP's Security Bits

Issued: August 20, 2008

Summary

The following bulletins have undergone a minor revision increment.
Please see the appropriate bulletin for more details.

  * MS08-045 - Critical
  * MS08-043 - Critical
  * MS07-068 - Critical

Bulletin Information:

* MS08-045 - Critical

  - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-045.mspx
  - Reason for Revision: V1.1 (August 20, 2008): Corrected a registry
    key verification entry for Windows XP and added a mitigating
    factor for CVE-2008-2256. 
  - Originally posted: August 12, 2008
  - Updated: August 20, 2008
  - Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical
  - Version: 1.1
   
* MS08-043 - Critical

  - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-043.mspx
  - Reason for Revision: V1.2 (August 20, 2008): Added note to the
    Affected Software table and a FAQ entry to clarify that this
    update applies to servers that have Excel Services installed,
    such as the default configuration of Microsoft Office
    SharePoint Server 2007 Enterprise and Microsoft Office
    SharePoint Server 2007 For Internet Sites. Microsoft Office
    SharePoint Server 2007 Standard does not include Excel
    Services.  
  - Originally posted: August 12, 2008
  - Updated: August 20, 2008
  - Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical
  - Version: 1.2
   
* MS07-068 - Critical

  - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms07-068.mspx
  - Reason for Revision: V2.2 (August 20, 2008): Bulletin updated to
    change Windows Media Format Runtime 9 to a non-affected
    component for Windows XP Service Pack 3. 
  - Originally posted: December 11, 2007
  - Updated: August 20, 2008
  - Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical
  - Version: 2.2