ALARM Group ALERT - click for a description of ALARM, The Computing Alert System Alert Number:  111406-01 Alert Date:  11/14/06 Alert Title:  Microsoft security bulletin release for November 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 Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 on Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows 2000 Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 Microsoft XML Core Services 4.0 Microsoft XML Core Services 6.0 Category:  ALERT Severity:  HIGH Attention:  Windows Server Administrators, Desktop Support Personnel, Windows Users

Summary:  On November 14 2006 Microsoft released the latest in its monthly cycle of security bulletins.  Included in this update are six bulletins (MS06-066 through MS06-071), five of which are listed as "critical" by the vendor. 

Recommended Actions:   Windows 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 November 2006:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-nov.mspx