August 'Black Tuesday' overview

Overview of the August 2007 Microsoft patches and their status.

#	Affected	Contra Indications	Known Exploits	Microsoft rating	ISC rating(*)
#	Affected	Contra Indications	Known Exploits	Microsoft rating	clients	servers
MS07-042	MSXML memory corruption vulnerability allows remote code execution with the rights of the logged on user. Replaces MS06-061 and MS06-071
MS07-042	XML core services (via Internet Explorer) CVE-2007-2223	KB 936227	No known exploits	Critical	Critical	Important
MS07-043	OLE memory corruption vulnerability allows remote code execution with the rights of the logged on user.
MS07-043	Windows OLE Office 2004 (mac) Visual Basic 6 CVE-2007-2224	KB 921503	No known exploits	Critical	Critical	Important
MS07-044	Input validation failure allows remote code execution with the rights of the logged on user Replaces MS07-036. Office for Mac 2004 and Excel viewer 2003 are also affected.
MS07-044	Office: excel CVE-2007-3890	KB 940965	No known exploits	Critical	Critical	Important
MS07-045	Multiple vulnerabilities allow remote code execution. Replaces MS07-033.
MS07-045	Internet explorer CVE-2007-0943 CVE-2007-2216 CVE-2007-3041	KB 937143	No known exploits	Critical	Critical	Important
MS07-046	Unspecified input validation failures allow remote code execution. Replaces MS06-001 ("WMF").
MS07-046	GDI CVE-2007-3034	KB 938829	No known exploits Details of the vulnerability are public	Critical	Critical	Important
MS07-047	Multiple vulnerabilities in "skins" allow remote code execution with the rights of the logged on user. Replaces MS06-024
MS07-047	windows media player CVE-2007-3037 CVE-2007-3035	KB 936782	No known exploits	Important	Critical	Important
MS07-048	Multiple input validation vulnerabilities allow remote code execution with the rights of the logged on user.
MS07-048	Vista Gadgets CVE-2007-3033 CVE-2007-3032 CVE-2007-3891	KB 938123	No known exploits	Important	Critical	Important
MS07-049	A vulnerability in virtual PC allows the guest OS administrative users to run arbitrary code on the host OS.
MS07-049	Virtual PC (for windows and Mac) CVE-2007-0948	KB 937986	No known exploits	Important	Critical^(**)	Critical^(**)
MS07-050	Input validation vulnerabilities allow remote code execution with the rights of the logged on user. Replaces MS07-004 ('VML')
MS07-050	VML (Internet explorer) CVE-2007-1749	KB 938127	No known exploits Details of the vulnerability are public	Critical	Critical	Important

We will update issues on this page as they evolve.
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(*): ISC rating

We use 4 levels:
- PATCH NOW: Typically used where we see immediate danger of exploitation. Typical environments will want to deploy these patches ASAP. Workarounds are typically not accepted by users or are not possible. This rating is often used when typical deployments make it vulnerable and exploits are being used or easy to obtain or make.
- Critical: Anything that needs little to become "interesting" for the dark side. Best approach is to test and deploy ASAP. Workarounds can give more time to test.
- Important: Things where more testing and other measures can help.
- Less Urgent: Typically we expect the impact if left unpatched to be not that big a deal in the short term. Do not forget them however.
The difference between the client and server rating is based on how you use the affected machine. We take into account the typical client and server deployment in the usage of the machine and the common measures people typically have in place already. Measures we presume are simple best practices for servers such as not using outlook, MSIE, word etc. to do traditional office or leisure work.
The rating is not a risk analysis as such. It is a rating of importance of the vulnerability and the perceived or even predicted threat for affected systems. The rating does not account for the number of affected systems there are. It is for an affected system in a typical worst-case role.
Only the organization itself is in a position to do a full risk analysis involving the presence (or lack of) affected systems, the actually implemented measures, the impact on their operation and the value of the assets involved.
All patches released by a vendor are important enough to have a close look if you use the affected systems. There is little incentive for vendors to publicize patches that do not have some form of risk to them.

(**): if installed and used in a security enhancing manner, see above as well.

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Swa Frantzen -- NET2S

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