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Title: Microsoft Windows Security Bulletin Summary for
October 2003
Issued: October 15, 2003
Updated: October 22, 2003
Version Number: 2.0
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Reason for Major Revision
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Subsequent to the release of the Windows Security Bulletin Summary for October, the following bulletin has undergone a major revision increment. Please see the appropriate bulletin section of this email for more details.

- - MS03-045

Summary:
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Included in this advisory are updates for five newly discovered vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. These vulnerabilities, broken down by severity are:

** Critical Security Bulletins

MS03-041 - Vulnerability in Authenticode Could Allow Remote

Code Execution (823182)

- Affected Software:
- Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Service Pack 6a
- Windows NT Server 4.0, Service Pack 6a
- Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition,
Service Pack 6
- Windows 2000, Service Pack 2
- Windows 2000, Service Pack 3, Service Pack 4
- Windows XP Gold, Service Pack 1
- Windows XP 64-bit Edition
- Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows Server 2003 64-bit Edition

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.1

MS03-042 - Buffer Overflow in the Windows Troubleshooter
ActiveX Control Could Allow Code Execution (826232)

- Affected Software:
- Windows 2000, Service Pack 2
- Windows 2000, Service Pack 3, Service Pack 4

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.1

MS03-043 - Buffer Overrun in Messenger Service Could Allow
Code Execution (828035)

- Affected Software:
- Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Service Pack 6a
- Windows NT Server 4.0, Service Pack 6a
- Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition,
Service Pack 6
- Windows 2000, Service Pack 2
- Windows 2000, Service Pack 3, Service Pack 4
- Windows XP Gold, Service Pack 1
- Windows XP 64-bit Edition
- Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows Server 2003 64-bit Edition

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.1


MS03-044 - Buffer Overflow in Windows Help and Support Center
Could lead to System Compromise (825119)

- Affected Software:
- Windows Millennium Edition
- Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Service Pack 6a
- Windows NT Server 4.0, Service Pack 6a
- Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition,
Service Pack 6
- Windows 2000, Service Pack 2
- Windows 2000, Service Pack 3, Service Pack 4
- Windows XP Gold, Service Pack 1
- Windows XP 64-bit Edition
- Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows Server 2003 64-bit Edition

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 1.1


** Important Security Bulletins

MS03-045 - Buffer Overrun in the ListBox and in the ComboBox
Control Could Allow Code Execution (824141)

- Affected Software:
- Windows NT Workstation 4.0, Service Pack 6a
- Windows NT Server 4.0, Service Pack 6a
- Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition,
Service Pack 6
- Windows 2000, Service Pack 2
- Windows 2000, Service Pack 3, Service Pack 4
- Windows XP Gold, Service Pack 1
- Windows XP 64-bit Edition
- Windows XP 64-bit Edition Version 2003
- Windows Server 2003
- Windows Server 2003 64-bit Edition

- Impact: Remote Code Execution
- Version Number: 2.0

Reason for Major Revision, V2.0 October 22, 2003:
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Subsequent to the release of this bulletin and the associated
patches, a compatibility problem with some third party
software has been identified with a set of language specific
versions of the Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 patch. This problem
is unrelated to the security vulnerability discussed in this
bulletin. Customers who have applied the patch are protected
against the vulnerability discussed in this bulletin.

Microsoft has developed a fix for this issue and is
re-releasing this bulletin to reflect the new updated patches.
The compatibility problems only affect the language versions
of the patch listed within the bulletin and only those versions
of the patch are being re-released. Other language versions of
this patch are not affected and are not being re-released.
Please note that the new security patches support both the
Setup switches originally documented in this bulletin as well
as a set of new Setup switches that are document in the
Installation Information Section of this bulletin.
Additionally, the updated language versions support Windows
2000 Service Pack 2, Windows 2000 Service Pack 3, and
Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 in a single security patch.


Patch Availability:
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Patches are available to fix these vulnerabilities.
For additional information, including Technical Details, Workarounds, answers to Frequently Asked Questions, and Patch Deployment Information please read the Microsoft Windows Security Bulletin Summary for October at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec...n/winoct03.asp

Acknowledgments:
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Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to protect
customers:

- - Greg Jones of KPMG UK (http://www.kpmg.co.uk) and
Cesar Cerrudo (cesarc56@yahoo.com)
for reporting the issue described in MS03-042.

- - The Last Stage of Delirium Research Group (http://lsd-pl.net)
for reporting the issue in MS03-043.

- - David Litchfield of Next Generation Security Software Ltd.
(http://www.nextgenss.com)
for reporting the issue in MS03-044.

- - Brett Moore of Security-Assessment.com
(http://www.security-assessment.com)
for reporting the issue in MS03-045.

Support:
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Technical support is available from Microsoft Product Support Services at 1-866-PC SAFETY (1-866-727-2338). There is no charge for support calls associated with security patches.

Revisions:
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* V1.0 October 15, 2003: Bulletin Created.
* V2.0 October 22, 2003: Updated to include details of the
major revisions in MS03-045.

Bulletin:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec...n/winoct03.asp



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http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec...s/pcprotec.asp
Mitigation Strategies: Additional mitigation strategies and techniques for securing corporate infrastructures can be found
at: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/mitigation.asp

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