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Microsoft security bulletin release for October



ALARM Group ALERT - click for a description of ALARM, The Computing Alert System
Alert Number:  101006-01
Alert Date:  10/10/06
Alert Title:  Microsoft security bulletin release for October
Update-to:   None
OS/Platform/Application:  
Microsoft Windows XP (including Service Packs 1 and 2, XP Professional x64 Edition)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (including Service Pack 1, 64-Bit Edition and
Itanium-based systems)
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0
Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0

Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3
Microsoft Office 2003 (including Service Packs 1 and 2)
Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack3
Microsoft Excel (2000, 2002, 2003)
Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003
Microsoft PowerPoint (2000, 2002, 2003)
Microsoft Word (2000, 2002, 2003)
Microsoft Word Viewer 2003
Microsoft Works Suite (2004, 2005, 2006)

Microsoft Project 2002 Service Pack 1
Microsoft Project 2000 Service Pack 1
Microsoft Visio 2002 Service Pack 2

Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac
Microsoft Office v. X for Mac
Category:  ALERT
Severity:  HIGH

Attention:  Windows Server Administrators, Desktop Support Personnel, Windows and Mac users

Summary:  On October 10 2006 Microsoft released the latest in its monthly cycle of security bulletins.  Included in this update are ten bulletins (MS06-056 through MS06-065), six of which are listed as "critical" by the vendor. 

Recommended Actions:   Windows and Mac System Administrators/users are encouraged to read the security bulletins and associated information (links provided below) and (if appropriate) install the updated bulletins as soon as possible.

ITS Actions:  ITS Systems Management and Operations Staff will apply all necessary patches to the appropriate ITS servers as part of the next scheduled system update.

Resources:

Microsoft Security Bulletin for October 2006:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-oct.mspx

 

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