Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for April 2009

Published: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 | Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2009

Version: 1.1

This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for April 2009.

With the release of the bulletins for April 2009, this bulletin summary replaces the bulletin advance notification originally issued April 9, 2009. For more information about the bulletin advance notification service, see Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification.

For information about how to receive automatic notifications whenever Microsoft security bulletins are issued, visit Microsoft Technical Security Notifications.

Microsoft is hosting a webcast to address customer questions on these bulletins on April 15, 2009, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada). Register now for the April Security Bulletin Webcast. After this date, this webcast is available on-demand. For more information, see Microsoft Security Bulletin Summaries and Webcasts.

Microsoft also provides information to help customers prioritize monthly security updates with any non-security, high-priority updates that are being released on the same day as the monthly security updates. Please see the section, Other Information.

Bulletin Information

Executive Summaries

The following table summarizes the security bulletins for this month in order of severity.

For details on affected software, see the next section, Affected Software and Download Locations.

Bulletin ID	Bulletin Title and Executive Summary	Maximum Severity Rating and Vulnerability Impact	Restart Requirement	Affected Software
MS09-010	Vulnerabilities in WordPad and Office Text Converters Could Allow Remote Code Execution (960477) This security update resolves two publicly disclosed vulnerabilities and two privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft WordPad and Microsoft Office text converters. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a specially crafted file is opened in WordPad or Microsoft Office Word. Do not open Microsoft Office, RTF, Write, or WordPerfect files from untrusted sources using affected versions of WordPad or Microsoft Office Word.	Critical Remote Code Execution	Requires restart	Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office
MS09-013	Vulnerabilities in Windows HTTP Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (960803) This security update resolves one publicly disclosed vulnerability and two privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows HTTP Services (WinHTTP). The most severe vulnerability could allow remote code execution. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.	Critical Remote Code Execution	Requires restart	Microsoft Windows
MS09-011	Vulnerability in Microsoft DirectShow Could Allow Remote Code Execution (961373) This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft DirectX. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if user opened a specially crafted MJPEG file. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.	Critical Remote Code Execution	May require restart	Microsoft Windows
MS09-014	Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (963027) This security update resolves four privately reported vulnerabilities and two publicly disclosed vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted Web page using Internet Explorer or if a user connects to an attacker's server by way of the HTTP protocol. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.	Critical Remote Code Execution	Requires restart	Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer
MS09-009	Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Cause Remote Code Execution (968557) This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability and a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Office Excel. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if the user opens a specially crafted Excel file. An attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could take complete control of an affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights.	Critical Remote Code Execution	May require restart	Microsoft Office
MS09-012	Vulnerabilities in Windows Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (959454) This security update resolves four publicly disclosed vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker is allowed to log on to the system and then run a specially crafted application. The attacker must be able to run code on the local machine in order to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker who successfully exploited any of these vulnerabilities could take complete control over the affected system.	Important Elevation of Privilege	Requires restart	Microsoft Windows
MS09-016	Vulnerabilities in Microsoft ISA Server and Forefront Threat Management Gateway (Medium Business Edition) Could Cause Denial of Service (961759) This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability and a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server and Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway (TMG), Medium Business Edition (MBE). These vulnerabilities could allow denial of service if an attacker sends specially crafted network packets to the affected system, or information disclosure if a user clicks on a malicious URL or visits a Web site that contains content controlled by the attacker.	Important Denial of Service	Requires restart	Microsoft Forefront Edge Security
MS09-015	Blended Threat Vulnerability in SearchPath Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (959426) This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in the Windows SearchPath function that could allow elevation of privilege if a user downloaded a specially crafted file to a specific location, then opened an application that could load the file under certain circumstances.	Moderate Elevation of Privilege	Requires restart	Microsoft Windows

Exploitability Index

The following table provides an exploitability assessment of each of the vulnerabilities addressed this month. The vulnerabilities are listed in order of bulletin ID and CVE ID.

How do I use this table?

Use this table to learn about the likelihood of functioning exploit code being released within 30 days of security bulletin release, for each of the security updates that you may need to install. You should review each of the assessments below, in accordance with your specific configuration, in order to prioritize your deployment. For more information about what these ratings mean, and how they are determined, please see Microsoft Exploitability Index.

Bulletin ID	Bulletin Title	CVE ID	Exploitability Index Assessment	Key Notes
MS09-009	Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Cause Remote Code Execution (968557)	CVE-2009-0100	2 - Inconsistent exploit code likely	(None)
MS09-009	Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Cause Remote Code Execution (968557)	CVE-2009-0238	1 - Consistent exploit code likely	This vulnerability is currently being exploited in the Internet ecosystem.
MS09-010	Vulnerabilities in WordPad and Office Text Converters Could Allow Remote Code Execution (960477)	CVE-2008-4841	1 - Consistent exploit code likely	This vulnerability is currently being exploited in the Internet ecosystem.
MS09-010	Vulnerabilities in WordPad and Office Text Converters Could Allow Remote Code Execution (960477)	CVE-2009-0087	2 - Inconsistent exploit code likely	This is a complex vulnerability due to multiple code paths. Most exploit code will yield inconsistent results. Default mitigating factors protect against this vector.
MS09-010	Vulnerabilities in WordPad and Office Text Converters Could Allow Remote Code Execution (960477)	CVE-2009-0088	1 - Consistent exploit code likely	This vulnerability is exploitable but only affects older versions and an older, uncommon file format. Newer versions such as the 2007 Microsoft Office system and Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 are not affected.
MS09-010	Vulnerabilities in WordPad and Office Text Converters Could Allow Remote Code Execution (960477)	CVE-2009-0235	1 - Consistent exploit code likely	This memory corruption vulnerability is easily exploitable.
MS09-011	Vulnerability in Microsoft DirectShow Could Allow Remote Code Execution (961373)	CVE-2009-0084	2 - Inconsistent exploit code likely	(None)
MS09-012	Vulnerabilities in Windows Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (959454)	CVE-2008-1436	1 - Consistent exploit code likely	This vulnerability is currently being exploited in the Internet ecosystem.
MS09-012	Vulnerabilities in Windows Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (959454)	CVE-2009-0078	1 - Consistent exploit code likely	This vulnerability is currently being exploited in the Internet ecosystem.
MS09-012	Vulnerabilities in Windows Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (959454)	CVE-2009-0079	1 - Consistent exploit code likely	This vulnerability is currently being exploited in the Internet ecosystem.
MS09-012	Vulnerabilities in Windows Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (959454)	CVE-2009-0080	1 - Consistent exploit code likely	This vulnerability is currently being exploited in the Internet ecosystem.
MS09-013	Vulnerabilities in Windows HTTP Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (960803)	CVE-2009-0086	1 - Consistent exploit code likely	This is an easily controllable memory vulnerability with multiple attack vectors and opportunities for exploitation due to widespread use of this technology.
MS09-013	Vulnerabilities in Windows HTTP Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (960803)	CVE-2009-0089	1 - Consistent exploit code likely	(None)
MS09-013	Vulnerabilities in Windows HTTP Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (960803)	CVE-2009-0550**	1 - Consistent exploit code likely	Exploit code has been made public.
MS09-014	Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (963027)	CVE-2008-2540*	3 - Functioning exploit code unlikely	Attack details have been made public, but no known attack vectors for this issue currently exist. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker and the user to perform a series of complex steps, which include saving specific files to the desktop.
MS09-014	Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (963027)	CVE-2009-0550**	1 - Consistent exploit code likely	Exploit code has been made public.
MS09-014	Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (963027)	CVE-2009-0551	2 - Inconsistent exploit code likely	(None)
MS09-014	Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (963027)	CVE-2009-0552	3 - Functioning exploit code unlikely	Mitigating factors for Internet Explorer 7 prevent code execution. Internet Explorer 6 and earlier versions have a higher chance of exploitation if not up-to-date with all security updates.
MS09-014	Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (963027)	CVE-2009-0553	3 - Functioning exploit code unlikely	(None)
MS09-014	Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (963027)	CVE-2009-0554	1 - Consistent exploit code likely	(None)
MS09-015	Blended Threat Vulnerability in SearchPath Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (959426)	CVE-2008-2540*	2 - Inconsistent exploit code likely	Attack details have been made public, but no known attack vectors for this issue currently exist. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires an attacker and the user to perform a series of complex steps, which include saving specific files to the desktop.
MS09-016	Vulnerabilities in Microsoft ISA Server and Forefront Threat Management Gateway (Medium Business Edition) Could Cause Denial of Service (961759)	CVE-2009-0077	3 - Functioning exploit code unlikely	Service-based Denial of Service is highly probable. However, code execution is not possible.
MS09-016	Vulnerabilities in Microsoft ISA Server and Forefront Threat Management Gateway (Medium Business Edition) Could Cause Denial of Service (961759)	CVE-2009-0237	3 - Functioning exploit code unlikely	Information disclosure is possible. Code execution is highly improbable.

*This pair of vulnerabilities, assigned the same CVE number, is addressed in two security updates. Please refer to the respective bulletins for more information.

**This pair of vulnerabilities, assigned the same CVE number, is addressed in two security updates. Please refer to the respective bulletins for more information.

Affected Software and Download Locations


Microsoft Windows 2000
Bulletin Identifier	MS09-010	MS09-013	MS09-011	MS09-014	MS09-012	MS09-015
Aggregate Severity Rating	Important	Critical	Critical	Critical	Important	(No severity rating)
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4	Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (KB923561) (Important)	Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (Critical)	DirectX 8.1 (Critical) DirectX 9.0*** (Critical)	Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 (Critical) Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (Critical)	MSDTC Transaction Facility update: Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (KB952004) (Important)	Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 (No severity rating)
Windows XP
Bulletin Identifier	MS09-010	MS09-013	MS09-011	MS09-014	MS09-012	MS09-015
Aggregate Severity Rating	Important	Critical	Critical	Critical	Important	Moderate
Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3	Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 (KB923561) (Important)	Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 (Critical)	DirectX 9.0*** (Critical)	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (Critical) Windows Internet Explorer 7 (Critical)	MSDTC Transaction Facility update: Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 (KB952004) (Important) Windows Service Isolation update: Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 (KB956572) (Important)	Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3 (Moderate)
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2	Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (KB923561) (Important)	Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (Critical)	DirectX 9.0*** (Critical)	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (Critical) Windows Internet Explorer 7 (Critical)	MSDTC Transaction Facility update: Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (KB952004) (Important) Windows Service Isolation update: Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (KB956572) (Important)	Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (Moderate)
Windows Server 2003
Bulletin Identifier	MS09-010	MS09-013	MS09-011	MS09-014	MS09-012	MS09-015
Aggregate Severity Rating	Important	Critical	Critical	Important	Important	Moderate
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2	Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (KB923561) (Important)	Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (Critical)	DirectX 9.0*** (Critical)	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (Important) Windows Internet Explorer 7 (Important)	MSDTC Transaction Facility update: Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (KB952004) (Important) Windows Service Isolation update: Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (KB956572) (Important)	Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (Moderate)
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2	Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (KB923561) (Important)	Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (Critical)	DirectX 9.0*** (Critical)	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (Important) Windows Internet Explorer 7 (Important)	MSDTC Transaction Facility update: Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (KB952004) (Important) Windows Service Isolation update: Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (KB956572) (Important)	Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (Moderate)
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems	Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems (KB923561) (Important)	Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems (Critical)	DirectX 9.0*** (Critical)	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 (Important) Windows Internet Explorer 7 (Important)	MSDTC Transaction Facility update: Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems (KB952004) (Important) Windows Service Isolation update: Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems (KB956572) (Important)	Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems (Moderate)
Windows Vista
Bulletin Identifier	MS09-010	MS09-013	MS09-011	MS09-014	MS09-012	MS09-015
Aggregate Severity Rating	None	Critical	None	Critical	Important	Moderate
Windows Vista and Windows Vista Service Pack 1	Not applicable	Windows Vista and Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (Critical)	Not applicable	Windows Internet Explorer 7 (Critical)	MSDTC Transaction Facility update: Windows Vista and Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (KB952004) (Important) Windows Service Isolation update: Windows Vista and Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (KB956572) (Important)	Windows Vista and Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (Moderate)
Windows Vista x64 Edition and Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1	Not applicable	Windows Vista x64 Edition and Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1 (Critical)	Not applicable	Windows Internet Explorer 7 (Critical)	MSDTC Transaction Facility update: Windows Vista x64 Edition and Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1 (KB952004) (Important) Windows Service Isolation update: Windows Vista x64 Edition and Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1 (KB956572) (Important)	Windows Vista x64 Edition and Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1 (Moderate)
Windows Server 2008
Bulletin Identifier	MS09-010	MS09-013	MS09-011	MS09-014	MS09-012	MS09-015
Aggregate Severity Rating	None	Critical	None	Important	Important	Moderate
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems	Not applicable	Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems* (Critical)	Not applicable	Windows Internet Explorer 7** (Important)	MSDTC Transaction Facility update: Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems* (KB952004) (Important) Windows Service Isolation update: Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems* (KB956572) (Important)	Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems* (Moderate)
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems	Not applicable	Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems* (Critical)	Not applicable	Windows Internet Explorer 7** (Important)	MSDTC Transaction Facility update: Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems* (KB952004) (Important) Windows Service Isolation update: Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems* (KB956572) (Important)	Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems* (Moderate)
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems	Not applicable	Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems (Critical)	Not applicable	Windows Internet Explorer 7 (Important)	MSDTC Transaction Facility update: Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems (KB952004) (Important) Windows Service Isolation update: Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems (KB956572) (Important)	Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems (Moderate)


Microsoft Office Suites, Systems, and Components
Bulletin Identifier	MS09-010	MS09-009
Aggregate Severity Rating	Critical	Critical
Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3	Microsoft Office Word 2000 Service Pack 3 (KB921606) (Critical)	Microsoft Office Excel 2000 Service Pack 3 (KB959964) (Critical)
Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3	Microsoft Office Word 2002 Service Pack 3 (KB933399) (Important)	Microsoft Office Excel 2002 Service Pack 3 (KB959988) (Important)
Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3	Not applicable	Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Service Pack 3 (KB959995) (Important)
2007 Microsoft Office System Service Pack 1	Not applicable	Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Service Pack 1* (KB959997) (Important)
Microsoft Office for Mac
Bulletin Identifier	MS09-010	MS09-009
Aggregate Severity Rating	None	Important
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac	Not applicable	Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac (KB968695) (Important)
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac	Not applicable	Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac (KB968694) (Important)
Other Office Software
Bulletin Identifier	MS09-010	MS09-009
Aggregate Severity Rating	None	Important
Microsoft Office Excel Viewer	Not applicable	Microsoft Office Excel Viewer 2003 Service Pack 3 (KB959993) (Important) Microsoft Office Excel Viewer (KB960000) (Important)
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats	Not applicable	Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 1 (KB960003) (Important)
Microsoft Office Converter Pack	Microsoft Office Converter Pack (KB960476) (Important)	Not applicable


Microsoft Forefront
Bulletin Identifier	MS09-016
Aggregate Severity Rating	Important
Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway	Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway, Medium Business Edition* (KB968075) (Important)
Internet Security and Acceleration Server
Bulletin Identifier	MS09-016
Aggregate Severity Rating	Important
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004	Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 Standard Edition Service Pack 3** (KB960995) (Important) Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 3 (KB960995) (Important)
Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006	Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 (KB968078) (Important) Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 Supportability Update (KB968078) (Important) Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2006 Service Pack 1 (KB968078) (Important)

Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance

Security Central

Manage the software and security updates you need to deploy to the servers, desktop, and mobile computers in your organization. For more information see the TechNet Update Management Center. The TechNet Security Center provides additional information about security in Microsoft products. Consumers can visit Security At Home, where this information is also available by clicking "Latest Security Updates".

Security updates are available from Microsoft Update, Windows Update, and Office Update. Security updates are also available at the Microsoft Download Center. You can find them most easily by doing a keyword search for "security update".

Finally, security updates can be downloaded from the Microsoft Update Catalog. The Microsoft Update Catalog provides a searchable catalog of content made available through Windows Update and Microsoft Update, including security updates, drivers and service packs. By searching using the security bulletin number (such as, "MS07-036"), you can add all of the applicable updates to your basket (including different languages for an update), and download to the folder of your choosing. For more information about the Microsoft Update Catalog, see the Microsoft Update Catalog FAQ.

Detection and Deployment Guidance

Microsoft has provided detection and deployment guidance for this month’s security updates. This guidance will also help IT professionals understand how they can use various tools to help deploy the security update, such as Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Office Update, the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA), the Office Detection Tool, Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS), and the Extended Security Update Inventory Tool (ESUIT). For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 910723.

Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer

The Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) allows administrators to scan local and remote systems for missing security updates as well as common security misconfigurations. For more information about MBSA, visit Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer.

Windows Server Update Services

By using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), administrators can quickly and reliably deploy the latest critical updates and security updates for Windows 2000 operating systems and later, Office XP and later, Exchange Server 2003, and SQL Server 2000 to Windows 2000 and later operating systems.

For more information about how to deploy this security update using Windows Server Update Services, visit Windows Server Update Services.

Systems Management Server

Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) delivers a highly-configurable enterprise solution for managing updates. By using SMS, administrators can identify Windows-based systems that require security updates and to perform controlled deployment of these updates throughout the enterprise with minimal disruption to end users. The next release of SMS, System Center Configuration Manager 2007, is now available; see also System Center Configuration Manager 2007. For more information about how administrators can use SMS 2003 to deploy security updates, see SMS 2003 Security Patch Management. SMS 2.0 users can also use the Software Updates Services Feature Pack to help deploy security updates. For information about SMS, visit Microsoft Systems Management Server.

Note SMS uses the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer and the Microsoft Office Detection Tool to provide broad support for security bulletin update detection and deployment. Some software updates may not be detected by these tools. Administrators can use the inventory capabilities of the SMS in these cases to target updates to specific systems. For more information about this procedure, see Deploying Software Updates Using the SMS Software Distribution Feature. Some security updates require administrative rights following a restart of the system. Administrators can use the Elevated Rights Deployment Tool (available in the SMS 2003 Administration Feature Pack and in the SMS 2.0 Administration Feature Pack) to install these updates.

Update Compatibility Evaluator and Application Compatibility Toolkit

Updates often write to the same files and registry settings required for your applications to run. This can trigger incompatibilities and increase the time it takes to deploy security updates. You can streamline testing and validating Windows updates against installed applications with the Update Compatibility Evaluator components included with Application Compatibility Toolkit 5.0.

The Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) contains the necessary tools and documentation to evaluate and mitigate application compatibility issues before deploying Microsoft Windows Vista, a Windows Update, a Microsoft Security Update, or a new version of Windows Internet Explorer in your environment.

Other Information

Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

Microsoft has released an updated version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Windows Server Update Services, and the Download Center.

Non-Security, High-Priority Updates on MU, WU, and WSUS

For information about non-security releases on Windows Update and Microsoft Update, please see:

Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 894199: Description of Software Update Services and Windows Server Update Services changes in content. Includes all Windows content.
New, Revised, and Released Updates for Microsoft Products Other Than Microsoft Windows.

Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP)

To improve security protections for customers, Microsoft provides vulnerability information to major security software providers in advance of each monthly security update release. Security software providers can then use this vulnerability information to provide updated protections to customers via their security software or devices, such as antivirus, network-based intrusion detection systems, or host-based intrusion prevention systems. To determine whether active protections are available from security software providers, please visit the active protections Web sites provided by program partners, listed in Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) Partners.

Security Strategies and Community

Update Management Strategies

Security Guidance for Update Management provides additional information about Microsoft’s best-practice recommendations for applying security updates.

Obtaining Other Security Updates

Updates for other security issues are available from the following locations:

Security updates are available from Microsoft Download Center. You can find them most easily by doing a keyword search for "security update".
Updates for consumer platforms are available from Microsoft Update.
You can obtain the security updates offered this month on Windows Update, from Download Center on Security and Critical Releases ISO CD Image files. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 913086.

IT Pro Security Community

Learn to improve security and optimize your IT infrastructure, and participate with other IT Pros on security topics in IT Pro Security Community.

Acknowledgments

Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to help protect customers:

Haifei Li of Fortinet’s FortiGuard Global Security Research Team for reporting an issue described in MS09-009
Sean Larsson and Jun Mao of VeriSign iDefense Labs for reporting an issue described in MS09-010
A researcher with Fortinet’s FortiGuard Global Security Research Team for reporting an issue described in MS09-010
A researcher with VeriSign iDefense Labs for reporting an issue described in MS09-010
Piotr Bania of Kryptos Logic for reporting an issue described in MS09-011
Cesar Cerrudo of Argeniss for reporting several issues described in MS09-012
Greg MacManus of iSIGHT Partners Labs for reporting an issue described in MS09-013
Wan-Teh Chang and Cem Paya of Google Inc. for reporting an issue described in MS09-013
Aviv Raff for reporting an issue described in MS09-014
Michal Zalewski of Google Inc. for reporting an issue described in MS09-014
Ivan Fratric of iSIGHT Partners Labs for reporting an issue described in MS09-014
Skylined of Google Inc. for reporting an issue described in MS09-014
ADLab of VenusTech for reporting an issue described in MS09-014
Aviv Raff for reporting an issue described in MS09-015
New York State Chief Information Officer / Office for Technology for reporting an issue described in MS09-016

Support

The affected software listed have been tested to determine which versions are affected. Other versions are past their support life cycle. To determine the support life cycle for your software version, visit Microsoft Support Lifecycle.
Customers in the U.S. and Canada can receive technical support from Security Support or 1-866-PCSAFETY. There is no charge for support calls that are associated with security updates. For more information about available support options, see Microsoft Help and Support.
International customers can receive support from their local Microsoft subsidiaries. There is no charge for support that is associated with security updates. For more information about how to contact Microsoft for support issues, visit International Help and Support.

Disclaimer

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Revisions

V1.0 (April 14, 2009): Bulletin Summary published.
V1.1 (April 16, 2009): Updated the Exploitability Index: removed key notes for CVE-2009-0089 and changed key notes for CVE-2008-2540 in MS09-014 and MS09-015.