Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for March 2010

Published: Tuesday, March 09, 2010 | Updated: Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Version: 3.1

This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for March 2010.

With the release of the bulletins for March 2010, this bulletin summary replaces the bulletin advance notification originally issued March 4, 2010. 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 March 10, 2010, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada). Register now for the March Security Bulletin Webcast. After this date, this webcast is available on-demand. For more information, see Microsoft Security Bulletin Summaries and Webcasts.

For the out-of-band security bulletin added to Version 2.0 of this bulletin summary, MS10-018, Microsoft is hosting a webcast to address customer questions on the bulletin on March 30, 2010, at 1:00 PM Pacific Time (US & Canada). Register now for the March 30, 1:00 PM 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
MS10-018	Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (980182) This security update resolves nine privately reported vulnerabilities and one publicly disclosed vulnerability in Internet Explorer. The most severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted Web page using Internet Explorer. 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
MS10-016	Vulnerability in Windows Movie Maker Could Allow Remote Code Execution (975561) This security update addresses a privately reported vulnerability in Windows Movie Maker and Microsoft Producer 2003. Windows Live Movie Maker, which is available for Windows Vista and Windows 7, is not affected by this vulnerability. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker sent a specially crafted Movie Maker or Microsoft Producer project file and convinced the user to open the specially crafted file. 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.	Important Remote Code Execution	May require restart	Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office
MS10-017	Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (980150) This security update resolves seven privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Excel. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Excel file. An attacker who successfully exploited any of these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the local user. 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.	Important Remote Code Execution	May require restart	Microsoft Office

Exploitability Index

The following table provides an exploitability assessment of each of the vulnerabilities addressed this month. The vulnerabilities are listed in order of decreasing exploitability assessment level then 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	Vulnerability Title	CVE ID	Exploitability Index Assessment	Key Notes
MS10-017	Microsoft Office Excel Record Memory Corruption Vulnerability	CVE-2010-0257	1 - Consistent exploit code likely	(None)
MS10-017	Microsoft Office Excel MDXTUPLE Record Heap Overflow Vulnerability	CVE-2010-0260	1 - Consistent exploit code likely	(None)
MS10-017	Microsoft Office Excel MDXSET Record Heap Overflow Vulnerability	CVE-2010-0261	1 - Consistent exploit code likely	(None)
MS10-017	Microsoft Office Excel XLSX File Parsing Code Execution Vulnerability	CVE-2010-0263	1 - Consistent exploit code likely	(None)
MS10-017	Microsoft Office Excel DbOrParamQry Record Parsing Vulnerability	CVE-2010-0264	1 - Consistent exploit code likely	(None)
MS10-016	Movie Maker and Producer Buffer Overflow Vulnerability	CVE-2010-0265	1 - Consistent exploit code likely	(None)
MS10-018	HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability	CVE-2010-0491	1 - Consistent exploit code likely	(None)
MS10-018	HTML Object Memory Corruption Vulnerability	CVE-2010-0492	1 - Consistent exploit code likely	(None)
MS10-018	HTML Element Cross-Domain Vulnerability	CVE-2010-0494	1 - Consistent exploit code likely	Code execution is possible on Windows 2000 only
MS10-018	Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability	CVE-2010-0806	1 - Consistent exploit code likely	This vulnerability is currently being exploited in the Internet ecosystem
MS10-018	HTML Rendering Memory Corruption Vulnerability	CVE-2010-0807	1 - Consistent exploit code likely	(None)
MS10-017	Microsoft Office Excel Sheet Object Type Confusion Vulnerability	CVE-2010-0258	2 - Inconsistent exploit code likely	(None)
MS10-017	Microsoft Office Excel FNGROUPNAME Record Uninitialized Memory Vulnerability	CVE-2010-0262	2 - Inconsistent exploit code likely	(None)
MS10-018	Race Condition Memory Corruption Vulnerability	CVE-2010-0489	2 - Inconsistent exploit code likely	(None)
MS10-018	Memory Corruption Vulnerability	CVE-2010-0805	2 - Inconsistent exploit code likely	(None)
MS10-018	Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability	CVE-2010-0267	3 - Functioning exploit code unlikely	(None)
MS10-018	Post Encoding Information Disclosure Vulnerability	CVE-2010-0488	3 - Functioning exploit code unlikely	(None)
MS10-018	Uninitialized Memory Corruption Vulnerability	CVE-2010-0490	3 - Functioning exploit code unlikely	(None)

Affected Software and Download Locations


Microsoft Windows 2000
Bulletin Identifier	MS10-016	MS10-018
Aggregate Severity Rating	None	Critical
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4	Not applicable	Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 (Critical) Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 (Critical)
Windows XP
Bulletin Identifier	MS10-016	MS10-018
Aggregate Severity Rating	Important	Critical
Windows XP Service Pack 2 and Windows XP Service Pack 3	Movie Maker 2.1^[1] (Important)	Internet Explorer 6 (Critical) Internet Explorer 7 (Critical) Internet Explorer 8 (Critical)
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2	Movie Maker 2.1^[1] (Important)	Internet Explorer 6 (Critical) Internet Explorer 7 (Critical) Internet Explorer 8 (Critical)
Windows Server 2003
Bulletin Identifier	MS10-016	MS10-018
Aggregate Severity Rating	None	Critical
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2	Not applicable	Internet Explorer 6 (Important) Internet Explorer 7 (Critical) Internet Explorer 8 (Moderate)
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2	Not applicable	Internet Explorer 6 (Important) Internet Explorer 7 (Critical) Internet Explorer 8 (Moderate)
Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems	Not applicable	Internet Explorer 6 (Important) Internet Explorer 7 (Critical)
Windows Vista
Bulletin Identifier	MS10-016	MS10-018
Aggregate Severity Rating	Important	Critical
Windows Vista, Windows Vista Service Pack 1, and Windows Vista Service Pack 2	Movie Maker 6.0^[1] (Important) Movie Maker 2.6^[2] (Important)	Internet Explorer 7 (Critical) Internet Explorer 8 (Critical)
Windows Vista x64 Edition, Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1, and Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2	Movie Maker 6.0^[1] (Important) Movie Maker 2.6^[2] (Important)	Internet Explorer 7 (Critical) Internet Explorer 8 (Critical)
Windows Server 2008
Bulletin Identifier	MS10-016	MS10-018
Aggregate Severity Rating	None	Critical
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems and Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2	Not applicable	Internet Explorer 7 (Critical) Internet Explorer 8 (Moderate)
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2	Not applicable	Internet Explorer 7 (Critical) Internet Explorer 8 (Moderate)
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2	Not applicable	Internet Explorer 7 (Critical)
Windows 7
Bulletin Identifier	MS10-016	MS10-018
Aggregate Severity Rating	None	Critical
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems	Not applicable	Internet Explorer 8 (Critical)
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems	Not applicable	Internet Explorer 8 (Critical)
Windows Server 2008 R2
Bulletin Identifier	MS10-016	MS10-018
Aggregate Severity Rating	None	Moderate
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems	Not applicable	Internet Explorer 8** (Moderate)
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems	Not applicable	Internet Explorer 8 (Moderate)


Microsoft Office Suites, Systems, and Components
Bulletin Identifier	MS10-017	MS10-016
Aggregate Severity Rating	Important	None
Microsoft Office XP	Microsoft Office Excel 2002 Service Pack 3 (KB978471) (Important)	Not applicable
Microsoft Office 2003	Microsoft Office Excel 2003 Service Pack 3 (KB978474) (Important)	Not applicable
2007 Microsoft Office System	Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Office Excel 2007 Service Pack 2^[1] (KB978382) (Important)	Not applicable
Microsoft Office for Mac
Bulletin Identifier	MS10-017	MS10-016
Aggregate Severity Rating	Important	None
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac	Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac (KB980837) (Important)	Not applicable
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac	Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac (KB980839) (Important)	Not applicable
Open XML File Format Converter for Mac	Open XML File Format Converter for Mac (KB980840) (Important)	Not applicable
Other Office Software
Bulletin Identifier	MS10-017	MS10-016
Aggregate Severity Rating	Important	Important
Microsoft Office Excel Viewer	Microsoft Office Excel Viewer Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Office Excel Viewer Service Pack 2 (KB978383) (Important)	Not applicable
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats	Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 2 (KB978380) (Important)	Not applicable
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (32-bit editions)	Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (32-bit editions)^[2] (KB979439) (Important)	Not applicable
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 (64-bit editions)	Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (64-bit editions)^[2] (KB979439) (Important)	Not applicable
Microsoft Producer 2003	Not applicable	Microsoft Producer 2003^[3] (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 and Windows 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.

Note As of August 1, 2009, Microsoft discontinued support for Office Update and the Office Update Inventory Tool. To continue getting the latest updates for Microsoft Office products, use Microsoft Update. For more information, see About Microsoft Office Update: Frequently Asked Questions.

Detection and Deployment Guidance

Microsoft provides detection and deployment guidance for security updates. This guidance contains recommendations and information that can help IT professionals understand how to use various tools for detection and deployment of security updates. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 961747.

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 Microsoft Windows 2000 operating systems and later, Office XP and later, Exchange Server 2003, and SQL Server 2000 to Microsoft 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 Security Update Inventory Tool (SUIT) to help deploy security updates. For information about SMS, visit Microsoft Systems Management Server.

Note SMS uses the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer 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 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 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.

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.
Updates from Past Months for Windows Server Update Services. Displays all new, revised, and rereleased 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:

Damián Frizza of Core Security Technologies for reporting an issue described in MS10-016
Nicolas Joly of the VUPEN Vulnerability Research Team for reporting an issue described in MS10-017
Sean Larsson of VeriSign iDefense Labs for reporting four issues described in MS10-017
An anonymous researcher, working with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative, for reporting an issue described in MS10-017
Damián Frizza of Core Security Technologies for reporting an issue described in MS10-017
Secunia for working with us on an issue described in MS10-018
Daiki Fukumori of Cyber Defense Institute Inc. for reporting an issue described in MS10-018
Alexander Kornbrust of Red Database Security for reporting an issue described in MS10-018
Ivan Fratric of iSIGHT Partners Global Vulnerability Partnership for reporting an issue described in MS10-018
Wushi of team509, working with VeriSign iDefense Labs for reporting an issue described in MS10-018
Simon Zuckerbraun, working with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative for reporting an issue described in MS10-018
Paul Stone of Context Information Security for reporting an issue described in MS10-018
An anonymous researcher, working with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative for reporting an issue described in MS10-018
ADLab of VenusTech for reporting two issues described in MS10-018

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 (March 9, 2010): Bulletin Summary published.
V2.0 (March 30, 2010): Added Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-018, Cumulative Update for Internet Explorer (980182). Also added the bulletin webcast link for this out-of-band security bulletin.
V3.0 (May 3, 2010): Announced availability of Microsoft Producer download associated with MS10-016.
V3.1 (August 11, 2010): Removed Windows Movie Maker 2.6 as an affected component on Windows 7 for MS10-016.