DP's Security Bits

Issued: October 15, 2008

Summary

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

  * MS08-065 - Important
  * MS08-064 - Important
  * MS08-063 - Important
  * MS08-060 - Critical
  * MS08-059 - Critical
  * MS08-058 - Critical
  * MS08-057 - Critical
  * MS08-041 - Critical

Bulletin Information:

* MS08-065 - Important

  - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-065.mspx
  - Reason for Revision: V1.1 (October 15, 2008): Added a link in the
    Affected Software table to MS07-065, the bulletin replaced by
    this update. 
  - Originally posted: October 14, 2008
  - Updated: October 15, 2008
  - Bulletin Severity Rating: Important
  - Version: 1.1
   
* MS08-064 - Important

  - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-064.mspx
  - Reason for Revision: V1.1 (October 15, 2008): Corrected the link
    to a reference MSDN article in FAQ for Virtual Address
    Descriptor Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability - CVE-2008-4036. 
  - Originally posted: October 14, 2008
  - Updated: October 15, 2008
  - Bulletin Severity Rating: Important
  - Version: 1.1
   
* MS08-063 - Important

  - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-063.mspx
  - Reason for Revision: V1.1 (October 15, 2008): Bulletin updated to
    clarify that the updates for Windows Vista and Windows 2008
    do not require a restart, and to correct the registry key
    verification entry for Windows XP. 
  - Originally posted: October 14, 2008
  - Updated: October 15, 2008
  - Bulletin Severity Rating: Important
  - Version: 1.1
   
* MS08-060 - Critical

  - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-060.mspx
  - Reason for Revision: V1.1 (October 15, 2008): Updated the
    Non-Affected Software table. 
  - Originally posted: October 14, 2008
  - Updated: October 15, 2008
  - Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical
  - Version: 1.1
   
* MS08-059 - Critical

  - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-059.mspx
  - Reason for Revision: V1.1 (October 15, 2008): Added reference to
    Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 956695 to Known Issues in
    the Executive Summary section.  Also, corrected the title of
    the HIS Command Execution Vulnerability (CVE- 2008-3466) in
    the Acknowledgments section. 
  - Originally posted: October 14, 2008
  - Updated: October 15, 2008
  - Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical
  - Version: 1.1
   
* MS08-058 - Critical

  - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-058.mspx
  - Reason for Revision: V1.1 (October 15, 2008): Corrected a
    registry key verification entry for Windows 2003, and
    corrected File Information links. 
  - Originally posted: October 14, 2008
  - Updated: October 15, 2008
  - Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical
  - Version: 1.1
   
* MS08-057 - Critical

  - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-057.mspx
  - Reason for Revision: V1.1 (October 15, 2008): Changed the Systems
    Management Server detection and deployment summary to "yes"
    for all supported versions of Microsoft Office Excel Viewer
    2003 in the Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance
    section. This is an informational change only. There were no
    changes to the security update binaries or detection logic. 
  - Originally posted: October 14, 2008
  - Updated: October 15, 2008
  - Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical
  - Version: 1.1
   
* MS08-041 - Critical

  - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-041.mspx
  - Reason for Revision: V2.1 (October 15, 2008): Added reference to
    Microsoft Knowledge Base Article (KB957198) for SnapShot
    Viewer for Microsoft Access. Also, clarified that users who
    have successfully installed the update for Microsoft Office
    2000 Service Pack 3, Office XP Service Pack 2, or Office 2003
    Service Pack 2 or Office 2003 Service Pack 3 do not need to
    reinstall the update for the standalone Snapshot Viewer for
    Microsoft Access.  
  - Originally posted: August 12, 2008
  - Updated: October 15, 2008
  - Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical
  - Version: 2.1