Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for April 2011
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This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for April 2011.
With the release of the security bulletins for April 2011, this bulletin summary replaces the bulletin advance notification originally issued April 7, 2011. For more information about the bulletin advance notification service, see Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS11-018 | Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2497640) This security update resolves four privately reported vulnerabilities and one publicly disclosed vulnerability in Internet Explorer. This security update is rated Critical for Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, and Internet Explorer 8 on Windows clients; and Moderate for Internet Explorer 6, Internet Explorer 7, and Internet Explorer 8 on Windows servers. Internet Explorer 9 is not affected by the vulnerabilities. The most severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted Web page using Internet Explorer. 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. | Critical Remote Code Execution | Requires restart | Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer |
| MS11-019 | Vulnerabilities in SMB Client Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2511455) This security update resolves one publicly disclosed vulnerability and one privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The more severe of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an attacker sent a specially crafted SMB response to a client-initiated SMB request. To exploit the vulnerability, an attacker must convince the user to initiate an SMB connection to a specially crafted SMB server. | Critical Remote Code Execution | Requires restart | Microsoft Windows |
| MS11-020 | Vulnerability in SMB Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2508429) This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker created a specially crafted SMB packet and sent the packet to an affected system. Firewall best practices and standard default firewall configurations can help protect networks from attacks originating outside the enterprise perimeter that would attempt to exploit these vulnerabilities. | Critical Remote Code Execution | Requires restart | Microsoft Windows |
| MS11-027 | Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (2508272) This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities and one publicly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft software. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted Web page that instantiates a specific ActiveX control with 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. This update also includes kill bits for three third-party ActiveX controls. | Critical Remote Code Execution | May require restart | Microsoft Windows |
| MS11-028 | Vulnerability in .NET Framework Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2484015) This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in Microsoft .NET Framework. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution on a client system if a user views a specially crafted Web page using a Web browser that can run XAML Browser Applications (XBAPs). 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. The vulnerability could also allow remote code execution on a server system running IIS, if that server allows processing ASP.NET pages and an attacker succeeds in uploading a specially crafted ASP.NET page to that server and then executes the page, as could be the case in a Web hosting scenario. This vulnerability could also be used by Windows .NET applications to bypass Code Access Security (CAS) restrictions. | Critical Remote Code Execution | May require restart | Microsoft Windows |
| MS11-029 | Vulnerability in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2489979) This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows GDI+. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user viewed a specially crafted image file using affected software or browsed a Web site that contains specially crafted content. 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, Microsoft Office |
| MS11-030 | Vulnerability in DNS Resolution Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2509553) This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Windows DNS resolution. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker gained access to the network and then created a custom program to send specially crafted LLMNR broadcast queries to the target systems. Firewall best practices and standard default firewall configurations can help protect networks from attacks that originate outside the enterprise perimeter. Best practices recommend that systems that are connected to the Internet have a minimal number of ports exposed. In this case, the LLMNR ports should be blocked from the Internet. | Critical Remote Code Execution | Requires restart | Microsoft Windows |
| MS11-031 | Vulnerability in JScript and VBScript Scripting Engines Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2514666) This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the JScript and VBScript scripting engines. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user visited a specially crafted Web site. An attacker would have no way to force users to visit the Web site. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to visit the Web site, typically by getting them to click a link in an e-mail message or Instant Messenger message that takes users to the attacker's Web site. | Critical Remote Code Execution | May require restart | Microsoft Windows |
| MS11-032 | Vulnerability in the OpenType Compact Font Format (CFF) Driver Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2507618) This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the OpenType Compact Font Format (CFF) driver. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user views content rendered in a specially crafted CFF font. In all cases, an attacker would have no way to force users to view the specially crafted content. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to visit a Web site, typically by getting them to click a link in an e-mail message or Instant Messenger message that takes users to the attacker's Web site. | Critical Remote Code Execution | Requires restart | Microsoft Windows |
| MS11-021 | Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2489279) This security update resolves nine privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. 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 logged-on 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 |
| MS11-022 | Vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2489283) This security update resolves three privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft PowerPoint. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted PowerPoint 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. The automated Microsoft Fix it solution for PowerPoint 2010, "Disable Edit in Protected View for PowerPoint 2010," available in Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 2501584, blocks the attack vectors for exploiting the vulnerabilities described in CVE-2011-0655 and CVE-2011-0656. | Important Remote Code Execution | May require restart | Microsoft Office, Microsoft Server Software |
| MS11-023 | Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2489293) This security update resolves one publicly disclosed vulnerability and one privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Office. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Office file or if a user opens a legitimate Office file that is located in the same network directory as a specially crafted library file. An attacker who successfully exploited either of these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the logged on 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 |
| MS11-024 | Vulnerabilities in Windows Fax Cover Page Editor Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2527308) This security update resolves two publicly disclosed vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opened a specially crafted fax cover page file (.cov) using the Windows Fax Cover Page Editor. An attacker who successfully exploited either of these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the logged-on 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 Windows |
| MS11-025 | Vulnerability in Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2500212) This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in certain applications built using the Microsoft Foundation Class (MFC) Library. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a legitimate file associated with such an affected application, and the file is located in the same network folder as a specially crafted library file. For an attack to be successful, a user must visit an untrusted remote file system location or WebDAV share and open a document from this location that is then loaded by the affected application. | Important Remote Code Execution | May require restart | Microsoft Developer Tools and Software |
| MS11-026 | Vulnerability in MHTML Could Allow Information Disclosure (2503658) This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in the MHTML protocol handler in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow information disclosure if a user visited a specially crafted Web site. In a Web-based attack scenario, a Web site could contain a specially crafted link that is used to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker would have to convince users to visit the Web site and open the specially crafted link. | Important Information Disclosure | Requires restart | Microsoft Windows |
| MS11-033 | Vulnerability in WordPad Text Converters Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2485663) This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. This security update is rated Important for all supported editions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. All supported editions of Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2 are not affected by the vulnerability. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opened a specially crafted file using WordPad. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability 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 Windows |
| MS11-034 | Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2506223) This security update resolves thirty privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logged on locally and ran a specially crafted application. An attacker must have valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally to exploit these vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities could not be exploited remotely or by anonymous users. | Important 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 decreasing exploitability assessment level then CVE ID. Only vulnerabilities that have a severity rating of Critical or Important in the bulletins are included.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS11-025 | MFC Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability | CVE-2010-3190 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | This vulnerability has been disclosed publicly |
| MS11-028 | .NET Framework Stack Corruption Vulnerability | CVE-2010-3958 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | This vulnerability has been disclosed publicly |
| MS11-032 | OpenType Font Stack Overflow Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0034 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-029 | GDI+ Integer Overflow Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0041 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-018 | Layouts Handling Memory Corruption Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0094 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | This vulnerability is being exploited in limited, targeted attacks |
| MS11-021 | Excel Integer Overrun Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0097 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-021 | Excel Heap Overflow Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0098 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-021 | Excel Record Parsing WriteAV Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0101 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-023 | Office Component Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0107 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | This vulnerability has been disclosed publicly |
| MS11-018 | MSHTML Memory Corruption Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0346 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | This vulnerability has been disclosed publicly |
| MS11-019 | SMB Client Response Parsing Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0660 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-020 | SMB Transaction Parsing Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0661 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0662 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0665 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0666 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0667 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0670 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0671 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0672 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Null Pointer De-reference Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0673 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0674 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0675 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Null Pointer De-reference Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0676 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Null Pointer De-reference Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0677 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-022 | OfficeArt Atom RCE Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0976 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-021 | Excel Array Indexing Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0978 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-021 | Excel Linked List Corruption Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0979 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-021 | Excel Dangling Pointer Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0980 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Null Pointer De-reference Vulnerability | CVE-2011-1225 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Null Pointer De-reference Vulnerability | CVE-2011-1226 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Null Pointer De-reference Vulnerability | CVE-2011-1227 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Null Pointer De-reference Vulnerability | CVE-2011-1228 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Null Pointer De-reference Vulnerability | CVE-2011-1229 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Null Pointer De-reference Vulnerability | CVE-2011-1230 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Null Pointer De-reference Vulnerability | CVE-2011-1231 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Null Pointer De-reference Vulnerability | CVE-2011-1232 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Null Pointer De-reference Vulnerability | CVE-2011-1233 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability | CVE-2011-1235 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability | CVE-2011-1236 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability | CVE-2011-1237 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability | CVE-2011-1239 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability | CVE-2011-1240 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability | CVE-2011-1241 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability | CVE-2011-1242 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-018 | Object Management Memory Corruption Vulnerability | CVE-2011-1345 | 1 - Consistent exploit code likely | This vulnerability is being exploited in limited, targeted attacks |
| MS11-033 | WordPad Converter Parsing Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0028 | 2 - Inconsistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-021 | Excel Memory Corruption Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0103 | 2 - Inconsistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-021 | Excel Buffer Overwrite Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0104 | 2 - Inconsistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-021 | Excel Data Initialization Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0105 | 2 - Inconsistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-019 | Browser Pool Corruption Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0654 | 2 - Inconsistent exploit code likely | This vulnerability has been disclosed publicly |
| MS11-022 | Floating Point Techno-color Time Bandit RCE Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0655 | 2 - Inconsistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-022 | Persist Directory RCE Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0656 | 2 - Inconsistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-030 | DNS Query Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0657 | 2 - Inconsistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-031 | Scripting Memory Reallocation Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0663 | 2 - Inconsistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-023 | Microsoft Office Graphic Object Dereferencing Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0977 | 2 - Inconsistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability | CVE-2011-1234 | 2 - Inconsistent exploit code likely | (None) |
| MS11-024 | Fax Cover Page Editor Memory Corruption Vulnerability | CVE-2010-3974 | 3 – Functioning exploit code unlikely | This vulnerability has been disclosed publicly |
| MS11-024 | Fax Cover Page Use After Free Vulnerability | CVE-2010-4701 | 3 – Functioning exploit code unlikely | This vulnerability has been disclosed publicly |
| MS11-026 | MHTML Mime-Formatted Request Vulnerability | CVE-2011-0096 | 3 – Functioning exploit code unlikely | This vulnerability has been disclosed publicly This is an information disclosure vulnerability |
| MS11-034 | Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability | CVE-2011-1238 | 3 – Functioning exploit code unlikely | (None) |
| MS11-018 | Javascript Information Disclosure Vulnerability | CVE-2011-1245 | 3 – Functioning exploit code unlikely | This is an information disclosure vulnerability |
Affected Software and Download Locations
The following tables list the bulletins in order of major software category and severity.
How do I use these tables?
Use these tables to learn about the security updates that you may need to install. You should review each software program or component listed to see whether any security updates pertain to your installation. If a software program or component is listed, then the available software update is hyperlinked and the severity rating of the software update is also listed.
Note You may have to install several security updates for a single vulnerability. Review the whole column for each bulletin identifier that is listed to verify the updates that you have to install, based on the programs or components that you have installed on your system.
Windows Operating System and Components
Notes for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2
*Server Core installation affected. This update applies, with the same severity rating, to supported editions of Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 as indicated, whether or not installed using the Server Core installation option. For more information on this installation option, see the TechNet articles, Managing a Server Core Installation and Servicing a Server Core Installation. Note that the Server Core installation option does not apply to certain editions of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2; see Compare Server Core Installation Options.
**Server Core installation not affected. The vulnerabilities addressed by this update do not affect supported editions of Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 as indicated, when installed using the Server Core installation option. For more information on this installation option, see the TechNet articles, Managing a Server Core Installation and Servicing a Server Core Installation. Note that the Server Core installation option does not apply to certain editions of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2; see Compare Server Core Installation Options.
***Server Core installation not affected. The vulnerabilities addressed by this update do not affect supported editions of Windows Server 2008 or Windows Server 2008 R2 as indicated, when installed using the Server Core installation option, even though files affected by this vulnerability may be present on the system. However, users with the affected files will still be offered this update because the update files are newer (with higher version numbers) than the files that are currently on your system. For more information on this installation option, see the TechNet articles, Managing a Server Core Installation and Servicing a Server Core Installation. Note that the Server Core installation option does not apply to certain editions of Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2008 R2; see Compare Server Core Installation Options.
Note for MS11-027
[1]This specific operating system is not affected by the vulnerabilities described in this bulletin. The available update sets the kill bits for third-party controls.
Note for MS11-028
[1].NET Framework 4.0 and .NET Framework 4.0 Client Profile affected. The .NET Framework version 4 redistributable packages are available in two profiles: .NET Framework 4.0 and .NET Framework 4.0 Client Profile. .NET Framework 4.0 Client Profile is a subset of .NET Framework 4.0. The vulnerability addressed in this update affects both .NET Framework 4.0 and .NET Framework 4.0 Client Profile. For more information, see: Installing the .NET Framework.
Note for MS11-029
See also other software categories under this section, Affected Software and Download Locations, for more update files under the same bulletin identifier. This bulletin spans more than one software category.
Note for MS11-031
[1]Systems with Internet Explorer 9 installed are not affected and do not require this update. Systems that have not been upgraded with Internet Explorer 9 will need the correct update for the versions of JScript and VBScript installed on them. For instructions on how to determine the versions of JScript and VBScript installed on your system, see the bulletin.
Note for MS11-024
Where two updates are available for the same operating system, install both updates.
Microsoft Office Suites and Software
| Microsoft Office Suites and Components | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulletin Identifier | MS11-029 | MS11-021 | MS11-022 | MS11-023 |
| Aggregate Severity Rating | Important | Important | Important | Important |
| Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 | Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 (KB2509461) (Important) | Microsoft Excel 2002 Service Pack 3 (KB2466169) (Important) | Microsoft PowerPoint 2002 Service Pack 3 (KB2464617) (Important) | Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 (KB2509461) (Important) |
| Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 | Not applicable | Microsoft Excel 2003 Service Pack 3 (KB2502786) (Important) | Microsoft PowerPoint 2003 Service Pack 3 (KB2464588) (Important) | Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (KB2509503) (Important) |
| Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2 | Not applicable | Microsoft Excel 2007 Service Pack 2[1] (KB2464583) (Important) | Microsoft PowerPoint 2007 Service Pack 2 (KB2464594) (Important) | Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2 (KB2509488) (Important) |
| Microsoft Office 2010 (32-bit editions) | Not applicable | Microsoft Excel 2010 (32-bit editions) (KB2466146) (Important) | Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (32-bit editions) (KB2519975) (Important) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft Office 2010 (64-bit editions) | Not applicable | Microsoft Excel 2010 (64-bit editions) (KB2466146) (Important) | Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 (64-bit editions) (KB2519975) (Important) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft Office for Mac | ||||
| Bulletin Identifier | MS11-029 | MS11-021 | MS11-022 | MS11-023 |
| Aggregate Severity Rating | None | Important | Important | Important |
| Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac | Not applicable | Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac (KB2505924) (Important) | Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac (KB2505924) (Important) | Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac (KB2505924) (Important) |
| Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac | Not applicable | Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac (KB2505927) (Important) | Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac (KB2505927) (Important) | Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac (KB2505927) (Important) |
| Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 | Not applicable | Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 (KB2525412) (Important) | Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 (KB2525412) (Important) | Not applicable |
| Open XML File Format Converter for Mac | Not applicable | Open XML File Format Converter for Mac (KB2505935) (Important) | Open XML File Format Converter for Mac (KB2505935) (Important) | Open XML File Format Converter for Mac (KB2505935) (Important) |
| Other Office Software | ||||
| Bulletin Identifier | MS11-029 | MS11-021 | MS11-022 | MS11-023 |
| Aggregate Severity Rating | None | Important | Important | None |
| Microsoft Excel Viewer Service Pack 2 | Not applicable | Microsoft Excel Viewer Service Pack 2 (KB2466158) (Important) | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2007 Service Pack 2 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer 2007 Service Pack 2 (KB2464623) (Important) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer | Not applicable | Not applicable | Microsoft PowerPoint Viewer (KB2519984) (Important) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 2 | Not applicable | Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 2 (KB2466156) (Important) | Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 2 (KB2464635) (Important) | Not applicable |
Note for MS11-029
See also other software categories under this section, Affected Software and Download Locations, for more update files under the same bulletin identifier. This bulletin spans more than one software category.
Note for MS11-021
[1]For Microsoft Excel 2007 Service Pack 2, in addition to security update package KB2464583, customers also need to install the security update for Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack for Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 2007 File Formats Service Pack 2 (KB2466156) to be protected from the vulnerabilities described in this bulletin.
Note for MS11-022
See also other software categories under this section, Affected Software and Download Locations, for more update files under the same bulletin identifier. This bulletin spans more than one software category.
Microsoft Server Software
| Microsoft Office Web Apps | |
|---|---|
| Bulletin Identifier | MS11-022 |
| Aggregate Severity Rating | Important |
| Microsoft Office Web Apps | Microsoft PowerPoint Web App (KB2520047) (Important) |
Note for MS11-022
See also other software categories under this section, Affected Software and Download Locations, for more update files under the same bulletin identifier. This bulletin spans more than one software category.
Microsoft Developer Tools and Software
| Microsoft Visual Studio | |
|---|---|
| Bulletin Identifier | MS11-025 |
| Aggregate Severity Rating | Important |
| Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Service Pack 1 | Microsoft Visual Studio .NET 2003 Service Pack 1 (KB2465373) (Important) |
| Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 | Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1 (KB2538218) (Important) |
| Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 | Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (KB2538241) (Important) |
| Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 and Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 | Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 (KB2542054) (Important) Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 (KB2565057) (Important) |
| Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 | Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package (KB2538242) (Important) |
| Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Service Pack 1 | Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package (KB2538243) (Important) |
| Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 and Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Service Pack 1 | Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (KB2467173) (Important) Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package Service Pack 1 (KB2565063) (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".
For customers of Microsoft Office for Mac, Microsoft AutoUpdate for Mac can help keep your Microsoft software up to date. For more information about using Microsoft AutoUpdate for Mac, see Check for software updates automatically.
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 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.
System Center Configuration Manager 2007
Configuration Manager 2007 Software Update Management simplifies the complex task of delivering and managing updates to IT systems across the enterprise. With Configuration Manager 2007, IT administrators can deliver updates of Microsoft products to a variety of devices including desktops, laptops, servers, and mobile devices.
The automated vulnerability assessment in Configuration Manager 2007 discovers needs for updates and reports on recommended actions. The Software Update Management in Configuration Manager 2007 is built on Microsoft Windows Software Update Services (WSUS), a time-tested update infrastructure that is familiar to IT administrators worldwide. For more information about how administrators can use Configuration Manager 2007 to deploy updates, see Software Update Management. For more information about Configuration Manager, visit System Center Configuration Manager.
Systems Management Server 2003
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.
Note System Management Server 2003 is out of mainstream support as of January 12, 2010. For more information on product lifecycles, visit Microsoft Support Lifecycle. The next release of SMS, System Center Configuration Manager 2007, is now available; see the earlier section, System Center Configuration Manager 2007.
For more information about how administrators can use SMS 2003 to deploy security updates, see Scenarios and Procedures for Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003: Software Distribution and Patch Management. For information about SMS, visit the Microsoft Systems Management Server TechCenter.
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 2003 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 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:
- An anonymous researcher, working with VeriSign iDefense Labs, for reporting an issue described in MS11-018
- MITRE for working with us on an issue described in MS11-018
- Michal Zalewski of Google Inc. for working with us on an issue described in MS11-018
- David Bloom of Google Inc. for reporting two issues described in MS11-018
- Stephen Fewer of Harmony Security, working with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative, for reporting an issue described in MS11-018
- Alin Rad Pop of Secunia Research for reporting two issues described in MS11-021
- Muhammad Junaid Bohio of Telus Security Labs for reporting an issue described in MS11-021
- Aniway, working with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative, for reporting three issues described in MS11-021
- An anonymous researcher, working with VeriSign iDefense Labs, for reporting an issue described in MS11-021
- Rodrigo Rubira Branco of Check Point Vulnerability Discovery Team (VDT) for reporting an issue described in MS11-021
- An anonymous researcher, working with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative, for reporting an issue described in MS11-021
- An anonymous researcher, working with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative, for reporting an issue described in MS11-021
- TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative for reporting three issues described in MS11-022
- Haifei Li of Fortinet's FortiGuard Labs for reporting an issue described in MS11-023
- An anonymous researcher, working with TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative, for reporting an issue described in MS11-023
- Carsten Eiram of Secunia for working with us on an issue described in MS11-024
- The Google Security Team for working with us on an issue described in MS11-026
- Chris Ries of Carnegie Mellon University Information Security Office for reporting an issue described in MS11-027
- RadLSneak, working with iSIGHT Partners Global Vulnerability Partnership, for reporting an issue described in MS11-027
- Nicolas Joly and Chaouki Bekrar of VUPEN Threat Protection Program for reporting an issue described in MS11-029
- Neel Mehta of Google Inc. for reporting an issue described in MS11-030
- Jesse Ruderman of Mozilla for working with us on an issue described in MS11-031
- Adam Twardoch of Fontlab Ltd. for reporting an issue described in MS11-032
- Carsten Eiram of Secunia for reporting an issue described in MS11-033
- Tarjei Mandt of Norman for reporting 30 issues described in MS11-034
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 12, 2011): Bulletin Summary published.
- V1.1 (April 13, 2011): For MS11-019, clarified the vulnerability description in the Executive Summary.
- V2.0 (April 15, 2011): For MS11-032, raised the Exploitability Index assessment rating for CVE-2011-0034 to "1 - Consistent exploit code likely."
- V3.0 (April 21, 2011): Revised to offer the rereleased security update for MS11-025.
- V3.1 (April 27, 2011): For MS11-024, corrected the Exploitability Index to add CVE-2010-4701 as a vulnerability addressed by this update. This is an informational change only.
- V4.0 (May 16, 2011): MS11-018 bulletin rereleased to reoffer the update for Internet Explorer 7 on supported editions of Windows XP and Windows Server 2003. This is a detection change only. There were no changes to the binaries. Only affected customers will be offered the update. Customers who have installed the update manually and customers running configurations not targeted by the change to detection logic do not need to take any action.
- V5.0 (June 14, 2011): For MS11-025, reoffered the update for Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Service Pack 1, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1, Microsoft Visual Studio 2010, Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package, and Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Service Pack 1 Redistributable Package. Customers who have previously installed this update should install the new packages on the affected systems.
- V6.0 (August 9, 2011): For MS11-025, added Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 (KB2565057) and Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package Service Pack 1 (KB2565063) as Affected Software.
- V6.1 (October 26, 2011): For MS11-028, corrected Server Core installation applicability for .NET Framework 4 on Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems.