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ALARM Group ALERT — click for a description of ALARM, The Computing Alert System Alert Number: 041305-01 Alert Date: 04/13/05 Alert Title: Microsoft re-releases two security bulletins for April Update-to: none OS/Platform/Application: Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 (Service Pack 6a, including Terminal Server Edition) Microsoft Windows XP (Service Pack 1, including 64-Bit Edition) Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Microsoft Windows 2000 (Service Packs 3 and 4) Microsoft Windows 98, 98SE, and Me Microsoft MSN Messenger v6.1 and v6.2 (including MAC versions) Microsoft Windows Media Player (v6.4, v7.1, v10, including v8.0 and v9 for XP) Microsoft Windows Messenger 5.1 Category: ALERT Severity: MEDIUM Attention: Windows System Administrators, Desktop Support Personnel |
Summary: In addition to its monthly bulletin release, Microsoft re-released two 2005 security bulletins on April 12. The two re-releases (MS05-002 and -009) are both deemd 'critical' by the vendor and pertain to stability/installation/vulnerability issues associated with a variety of Operating systems and popular software applications.Recommended Actions: Windows system managers and support personnel are encouraged to read the re-release bulletins MS05-002 and MS05-009 (including all potential caveats) and (if appropriate) apply the patches immediately as per the instructions detailed in the bulletins.
ITS Actions: ITS Systems Management and Operations Staff will apply the patches to the appropriate ITS severs as soon as patch testing is complete.
Resources:
Security bulletin MS05-002:
Security bulletin MS05-009:
