Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for May 2006

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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----\r\nHash: SHA1\r\n\r\n********************************************************************\r\nTitle: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for May 2006\r\nIssued: May 9, 2006\r\nVersion Number: 1.0\r\nBulletin: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=66474\r\n********************************************************************\r\n\r\nSummary:\r\n========\r\nThis advisory contains information about all security updates\r\nreleased this month. It is broken down by security bulletin severity.\r\n\r\nCritical Security Bulletins\r\n===========================\r\n\r\nMS06-019 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Exchange Could Allow Remote \r\n           Code Execution (916803)\r\n\r\n\r\n  - Affected Software: \r\n    - Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 1\r\n    - Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 Service Pack 2\r\n    - Microsoft Exchange Server 2000 with the Exchange 2000 \r\n      Post-Service Pack 3 Update Rollup of August 2004\r\n\r\n    - Impact: Remote Code Execution\r\n    - Version Number: 1.0  \r\n\r\n\r\nMS06-020 - Vulnerabilities in Macromedia Flash Player from Adobe \r\n           Could Allow Remote Code Execution (913433)\r\n\r\n\r\n  - Affected Software: \r\n    - Windows XP Service Pack 1\r\n    - Windows XP Service Pack 2\r\n\r\n    - Review the FAQ section of bulletin MS06-O20 for information \r\n      about these operating systems:\r\n        - Windows 98\r\n        - Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)\r\n        - Windows Millennium Edition (ME)\r\n\r\n    - Impact: Remote Code Execution\r\n    - Version Number: 1.0  \r\n\r\n\r\nModerate Security Bulletins\r\n===========================\r\n\r\nMS06-018 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Distributed Transaction \r\n           Coordinator Could Allow Denial of Service (913580)\r\n\r\n\r\n  - Affected Software: \r\n    - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4\r\n    - Windows XP Service Pack 1\r\n    - Windows XP Service Pack 2\r\n    - Windows Server 2003\r\n    - Windows Server 2003 for Itanium-based Systems\r\n\r\n    - Impact: Denial of Service\r\n    - Version Number: 1.0  \r\n\r\n\r\nUpdate Availability:\r\n===================\r\nUpdates are available to address these issues.\r\nFor additional information, including Technical Details,\r\nWorkarounds, answers to Frequently Asked Questions,\r\nand Update Deployment Information please read\r\nthe Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for this\r\nmonth at: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=64680\r\n\r\nSupport:\r\n========\r\nTechnical support is available from Microsoft Product Support\r\nServices at 1-866-PC SAFETY (1-866-727-233. There is no\r\ncharge for support calls associated with security updates.\r\nInternational customers can get support from their local Microsoft\r\nsubsidiaries. Phone numbers for international support can be found\r\nat: http://support.microsoft.com/common/international.aspx\r\n \r\nMicrosoft Support Lifecycle for Business and Developer Software\r\n===============================================================\r\nThe Microsoft Support Lifecycle policy provides consistent and \r\npredictable guidelines for product support availability at the \r\ntime that the product is released. Under this policy, Microsoft \r\nwill offer a minimum of ten years of support. This includes five \r\nyears of Mainstream Support and five years of Extended Support for \r\nBusiness and Developer products. Microsoft will continue to provide \r\nsecurity update support, at a supported Service Pack level, for a \r\nminimum of ten years through the Extended support phase. For more \r\ninformation about the Microsoft Support Lifecycle, visit \r\nhttp://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/ or contact your Technical \r\nAccount Manager.\r\n\r\nAdditional Resources:\r\n=====================\r\n* Microsoft has created a free monthly e-mail newsletter containing\r\n  valuable information to help you protect your network. This\r\n  newsletter provides practical security tips, topical security\r\n  guidance, useful resources and links, pointers to helpful\r\n  community resources, and a forum for you to provide feedback\r\n  and ask security-related questions.\r\n  You can sign up for the newsletter at:\r\n\r\n  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/secnews/default.mspx\r\n\r\n* Microsoft has created a free e-mail notification service that\r\n  serves as a supplement to the Security Notification Service\r\n  (this e-mail). The Microsoft Security Notification Service: \r\n  Comprehensive Version. It provides timely notification of any \r\n  minor changes or revisions to previously released Microsoft \r\n  Security Bulletins and Security Advisories. This new service \r\n  provides notifications that are written for IT professionals and \r\n  contain technical information about the revisions to security \r\n  bulletins. To register visit the following Web site:\r\n\r\n  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/notify.mspx\r\n\r\n* Join Microsoft\'s webcast for a live discussion of the technical\r\n  details of these security bulletins and steps you can take\r\n  to protect your environment. Details about the live webcast\r\n  can be found at:  \r\n\r\n  www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/summary.mspx\r\n\r\n  The on-demand version of the webcast will be available 24 hours\r\n  after the live webcast at:\r\n\r\n  www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/summary.mspx\r\n\r\n* Protect your PC: Microsoft has provided information on how you\r\n  can help protect your PC at the following locations:\r\n\r\n  http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/\r\n\r\n  If you receive an e-mail that claims to be distributing a\r\n  Microsoft security update, it is a hoax that may be distributing a\r\n  virus. Microsoft does not distribute security updates through\r\n  e-mail. You can learn more about Microsoft\'s software distribution\r\n  policies here:\r\n  \r\nhttp://www.microsoft.com/technet ... /policy/swdist.mspx\r\n\r\nAcknowledgments:\r\n================\r\nMicrosoft thanks the following for working with us to protect\r\ncustomers:\r\n\r\n- - eEye Digital Security (http://www.eeye.com/html/)\r\n  for reporting with an issue described in MS06-018.\r\n\r\n- - Xiao Chen of McAfee (http://www.mcafee.com/) for reporting an issue\r\n  described in MS06-018.\r\n\r\n- - Kai Zhang of VenusTech (http://www.venustech.com.cn/) for reporting\r\n  an issue described in MS06-018.