DP's Security Bits

Issued: December 4, 2008

This is an advance notification of security bulletins that
Microsoft is intending to release on December 9, 2008.

The full version of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance
Notification for December 2008 can be found at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-dec.mspx.

This bulletin advance notification will be replaced with the
December bulletin summary on December 9, 2008. For more information
about the bulletin advance notification service, see
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/advance.mspx.

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Microsoft will host a webcast to address customer questions on
these bulletins on Wednesday, December 10, 2008,
at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada). Register for the October
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.

This advance notification provides the software subject as the
bulletin identifier, because the official Microsoft Security
Bulletin numbers are not issued until release. The bulletin summary
that replaces this advance notification will have the proper
Microsoft Security Bulletin numbers (in the MSyy-xxx format) as the
bulletin identifier. The security bulletins for this month are as
follows, in order of severity:


Critical Security Bulletins

Windows 1 Bulletin

  - 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

Windows 2 Bulletin

  - Affected Software:
    - Windows Vista and
      Windows Vista Service Pack 1
    - Windows Vista and
      Windows Vista Service Pack 1
    - Windows Vista x64 Edition and
      Windows Vista x64 Edition 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 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 x64-based Systems
      (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation affected)
    - Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems
    - Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems

    - Impact: Remote Code Execution
    - Version Number: 1.0

IE Bulletin

  - Affected Software:
    - Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 when installed on
      Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
    - Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 when installed on
      Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
    - Internet Explorer 6 for
      Windows XP Service Pack 2 and
      Windows XP Service Pack 3
    - Internet Explorer 6 for
      Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and
      Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
    - Internet Explorer 6 for
      Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and
      Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
    - Internet Explorer 6 for
      Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and
      Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
    - Internet Explorer 6 for
      Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and
      Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
    - Internet Explorer 7 for
      Windows XP Service Pack 2 and
      Windows XP Service Pack 3
    - Internet Explorer 7 for
      Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and
      Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
    - Internet Explorer 7 for
      Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and
      Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
    - Internet Explorer 7 for
      Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and
      Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
    - Internet Explorer 7 for
      Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and
      Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
    - Internet Explorer 7 in
      Windows Vista and
      Windows Vista Service Pack 1
    - Internet Explorer 7 in
      Windows Vista x64 Edition and
      Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1
    - Internet Explorer 7 in
      Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems
      (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation not affected)
    - Internet Explorer 7 in
      Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems
      (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation not affected)
    - Internet Explorer 7 in
      Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems

    - Impact: Remote Code Execution
    - Version Number: 1.0

VB Bulletin

  - Affected Software:
    - Microsoft Office FrontPage 2002 Service Pack 3
      (Only applies to FrontPage 2002 Service Pack 3
      versions in Chinese Simplified (China),
      Chinese Pan (Hong Kong),
      Chinese Traditional (Taiwan),
      and Korean)
    - Microsoft Office Project 2003 Service Pack 3
    - Microsoft Office Project 2007
    - Microsoft Office Project 2007 Service Pack 1
    - Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime Extended Files
    - Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2002 Service Pack 1
    - Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Service Pack 1
    - Microsoft Visual FoxPro 8.0 Service Pack 1
    - Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0 Service Pack 1
    - Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0 Service Pack 2

    - Impact: Remote Code Execution
    - Version Number: 1.0

Word Bulletin

  - Affected Software:
    - Microsoft Office Word 2000 Service Pack 3
    - Microsoft Office Word 2002 Service Pack 3
    - Microsoft Office Word 2003 Service Pack 3
    - Microsoft Office Word 2007
    - Microsoft Office Outlook 2007
    - Microsoft Office Word 2007 Service Pack 1
    - Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 Service Pack 1
    - Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
    - Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac
    - Open XML File Format Converter for Mac
    - Microsoft Works 8.5
    - Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003
    - Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003 Service Pack 3
    - Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and
      PowerPoint 2007 File Formats
    - Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and
      PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 1

    - Impact: Remote Code Execution
    - Version Number: 1.0

Excel Bulletin

  - Affected Software:
    - Microsoft Office Excel 2000 Service Pack 3
    - Microsoft Office Excel 2002 Service Pack 3
    - Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Service Pack 3
    - Microsoft Office Excel 2007
    - Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Service Pack 1
    - Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
    - Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac
    - Open XML File Format Converter for Mac
    - Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003
    - Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003 Service Pack 3
    - Microsoft Office Excel Viewer
    - Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and
      PowerPoint 2007 File Formats
    - Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and
      PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 1

    - Impact: Remote Code Execution
    - Version Number: 1.0

Important Security Bulletins

SharePoint Bulletin

  - Affected Software:
    - Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
      (32-bit editions)
    - Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1
      (32-bit editions)
    - Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
      (64-bit editions)
    - Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1
      (64-bit editions)
    - Microsoft Search Server 2008
      (32-bit editions)
      (Includes Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express (32-bit))
    - Microsoft Search Server 2008
      (64-bit editions)
      (Includes Microsoft Search Server 2008 Express (64-bit))

    - Impact: Elevation of Privilege
    - Version Number: 1.0

WMC Bulletin

  - Affected Software:
    - Windows Media Player 6.4 on
      Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 4
    - Windows Media Format Runtime 7.1 and
      Windows Media Format Runtime 9.0 on
      Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
    - Windows Media Services 4.1 on
      Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 4
    - Windows Media Player 6.4 on
      Windows XP Service Pack 2 and
      Windows XP Service Pack 3
    - Windows Media Format Runtime 9.0,
      Windows Media Format Runtime 9.5, and
      Windows Media Format Runtime 11 on
      Windows XP Service Pack 2 only
    - Windows Media Format Runtime 9.0,
      Windows Media Format Runtime 9.5, and
      Windows Media Format Runtime 11 on
      Windows XP Service Pack 3 only
    - Windows Media Player 6.4 on
      Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and
      Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
    - Windows Media Format Runtime 9.5 and
      Windows Media Format Runtime 11 on
      Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and
      Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
    - Windows Media Format Runtime 9.5 x64 Edition on
      Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and
      Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
    - Windows Media Format Runtime 11 x64 Edition on
      Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and
      Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
    - Windows Media Player 6.4 on
      Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and
      Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
    - Windows Media Format Runtime 9.5 on
      Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and
      Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
    - Windows Media Services 9 Series on
      Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and
      Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
    - Windows Media Player 6.4 on
      Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and
      Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
    - Windows Media Format Runtime 9.5 on
      Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and
      Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
    - Windows Media Format Runtime 9.5 x64 Edition on
      Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and
      Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
    - Windows Media Format Runtime 11 x64 Edition on
      Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and
      Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
    - Windows Media Services 9 Series on
      Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and
      Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
    - Windows Media Format Runtime 11 on
      Windows Vista and
      Windows Vista Service Pack 1
    - Windows Media Format Runtime 11 on
      Windows Vista x64 Edition and
      Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1
    - Windows Media Format Runtime 11 on
      Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems
    - Windows Media Services 2008 on
      Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems
      (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation affected)
    - Windows Media Format Runtime 11 on
      Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems
    - Windows Media Services 2008 on
      Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems
      (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation affected)

    - Impact: Remote Code Execution
    - Version Number: 1.0


Other Information

Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool:

Microsoft will release an updated version of the Microsoft Windows
Malicious Software Removal Tool on Windows Update, Microsoft Update,
Windows Server Update Services, and the Download Center.

Non-Security, High-Priority Updates on MU, WU, and WSUS:

For information about non-security releases on Windows Update and Microsoft
update, please see:
* http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894199: Microsoft Knowledge Base
  Article 894199, Description of Software Update Services and
  Windows Server Update Services changes in content for 2008.
  Includes all Windows content.
* http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/wsus/bb466214.aspx: New,
  Revised, and Released Updates for Microsoft Products Other Than
  Microsoft Windows