Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification – 7/12/06

As a service to board users – this has just been issued by Microsoft. Enjoy.

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Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Advanced Notification
Issued: December 07, 2006
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Summary
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On 12 December 2006 Microsoft is planning to release:

Security Updates

. Five Microsoft Security Bulletins affecting Microsoft Windows.
The highest Maximum Severity rating for these is Critical. These updates will be detectable using the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and the Enterprise Scan Tool. Some of these updates will require a restart.

. One Microsoft Security Bulletins affecting Microsoft Visual
Studio. The highest Maximum Severity rating for these is Critical.
These updates will be detectable using the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and the Enterprise Scan Tool. These updates may require a restart.

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.
Note that this tool will NOT be distributed using Software Update Services (SUS).

Non-security High Priority updates on MU, WU, WSUS and SUS

. Microsoft will release 4 NON-SECURITY High-Priority Updates
for Windows on Windows Update (WU) and Software Update Services (SUS).

. Microsoft will release 10 NON-SECURITY High-Priority Updates
on Microsoft Update (MU) and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).

Although we do not anticipate any changes, the number of bulletins, products affected, restart information and severities are subject to change until released.

Microsoft will host a webcast next week to address customer questions on these bulletins. For more information on this webcast please see below:
. TechNet Webcast: Information about Microsoft’s Security
Bulletins
. Wednesday, December 13, 2006 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US &
Canada)
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/WebCastEventDetails.aspx?EventID=1
032317233&EventCategory=4&culture=en-US&CountryCode=US

At this time no additional information on these bulletins such as details regarding severity or details regarding the vulnerability will be made available until 12 December 2006.