Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for February 2008

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Published: February 12, 2008 | Updated: February 13, 2008

Version: 1.1

This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for February 2008.

With the release of the bulletins for February 2008, this bulletin summary replaces the bulletin advance notification originally issued February 7, 2008. 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 February 13, 2008, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada). Register now for the February 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 security bulletins for this month are as follows, in order of severity:

Critical (6)

Bulletin Identifier Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-007
Bulletin Title Vulnerability in WebDAV Mini-Redirector Could Allow Remote Code Execution (946026)
Executive Summary This critical security update resolves one privately reported vulnerability in the WebDAV Mini-Redirector. 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.
Maximum Severity Rating Critical
Impact of Vulnerability Remote Code Execution
Detection Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer can detect whether your computer system requires this update. The update will require a restart.
Affected Software Windows. For more information, see the Affected Software and Download Locations section.
Bulletin Identifier Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-008
Bulletin Title Vulnerability in OLE Automation Could Allow Remote Code Execution (947890)
Executive Summary This critical security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability. This vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user viewed a specially crafted Web page. The vulnerability could be exploited through attacks on Object Linking and Embedding (OLE) Automation. 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.
Maximum Severity Rating Critical
Impact of Vulnerability Remote Code Execution
Detection Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer can detect whether your computer system requires this update. The update will require a restart.
Affected Software Windows, Office, Visual Basic. For more information, see the Affected Software and Download Locations section.
Bulletin Identifier Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-009
Bulletin Title Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (947077)
Executive Summary This critical security update resolves one privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Word that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Word 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.
Maximum Severity Rating Critical
Impact of Vulnerability Remote Code Execution
Detection Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer can detect whether your computer system requires this update. The update will not require a restart.
Affected Software Office. For more information, see the Affected Software and Download Locations section.
Bulletin Identifier Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-010
Bulletin Title Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (944533)
Executive Summary This critical security update resolves three privately reported and one publicly reported vulnerabilities. The most serious of the vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user viewed 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.
Maximum Severity Rating Critical
Impact of Vulnerability Remote Code Execution
Detection Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer can detect whether your computer system requires this update. The update will require a restart.
Affected Software Windows, Internet Explorer. For more information, see the Affected Software and Download Locations section.
Bulletin Identifier Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-012
Bulletin Title Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Publisher Could Allow Remote Code Execution (947085)
Executive Summary This critical security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Publisher that could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Publisher 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.
Maximum Severity Rating Critical
Impact of Vulnerability Remote Code Execution
Detection Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer can detect whether your computer system requires this update. The update will not require a restart.
Affected Software Office. For more information, see the Affected Software and Download Locations section.
Bulletin Identifier Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-013
Bulletin Title Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (947108)
Executive Summary This critical security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Office. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Microsoft Office file with a malformed object inserted into the document. 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.
Maximum Severity Rating Critical
Impact of Vulnerability Remote Code Execution
Detection Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer can detect whether your computer system requires this update. The update will not require a restart.
Affected Software Office. For more information, see the Affected Software and Download Locations section.

Important (5)

Bulletin Identifier Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-003
Bulletin Title Vulnerability in Active Directory Could Allow Denial of Service (946538)
Executive Summary This important security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in implementations of Active Directory on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003, and Active Directory Application Mode (ADAM) when installed on Windows XP Professional and Windows Server 2003. The vulnerability could allow a denial of service condition. On Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Professional an attacker must have valid logon credentials to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the system to stop responding or automatically restart.
Maximum Severity Rating Important
Impact of Vulnerability Denial of Service
Detection Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer can detect whether your computer system requires this update. The update will require a restart.
Affected Software Windows, Active Directory, ADAM. For more information, see the Affected Software and Download Locations section.
Bulletin Identifier Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-004
Bulletin Title Vulnerability in Windows TCP/IP Could Allow Denial of Service (946456)
Executive Summary This important update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) processing. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could cause the affected system to stop responding and automatically restart.
Maximum Severity Rating Important
Impact of Vulnerability Denial of Service
Detection Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer can detect whether your computer system requires this update. The update will require a restart.
Affected Software Windows. For more information, see the Affected Software and Download Locations section.
Bulletin Identifier Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-005
Bulletin Title Vulnerability in Internet Information Services Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (942831)
Executive Summary This important update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Internet Information Services (IIS). A local 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. 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.
Maximum Severity Rating Important
Impact of Vulnerability Elevation of Privilege
Detection Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer can detect whether your computer system requires this update. The update will require a restart.
Affected Software Windows, IIS. For more information, see the Affected Software and Download Locations section.
Bulletin Identifier Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-006
Bulletin Title Vulnerability in Internet Information Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (942830)
Executive Summary This important update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Internet Information Services (IIS). A remote code execution vulnerability exists in the way that IIS handles input to ASP Web pages. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could then perform actions on the IIS server with the same rights as the Worker Process Identity (WPI). The WPI is configured with Network Service account privileges by default. IIS servers with ASP pages whose application pools are configured with a WPI that uses an account with administrative privileges could be more seriously impacted than IIS servers whose application pool is configured with the default WPI settings.
Maximum Severity Rating Important
Impact of Vulnerability Remote Code Execution
Detection Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer can detect whether your computer system requires this update. The update will not require a restart.
Affected Software Windows, IIS. For more information, see the Affected Software and Download Locations section.
Bulletin Identifier Microsoft Security Bulletin MS08-011
Bulletin Title Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Works File Converter Could Allow Remote Code Execution (947081)
Executive Summary This important security update resolves three privately reported vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Works File Converter. These vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Works (.wps) file with an affected version of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Works, or Microsoft Works Suite. 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.
Maximum Severity Rating Important
Impact of Vulnerability Remote Code Execution
Detection Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer can detect whether your computer system requires this update. The update will not require a restart.
Affected Software Office, Works, Works Suite. For more information, see the Affected Software and Download Locations section.

Affected Software and Download Locations

How do I use this table?

Use this table 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 are required. If a software program or component is listed, then the impact of the vulnerability is listed and also hyperlinked to the available software update.

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.

Affected Software and Download Locations

Affected Software and Download Locations for Bulletins MS08-003 through MS08-008

Details Details Details Details Details Details
Bulletin Identifier MS08-003 MS08-004 MS08-005 MS08-006 MS08-007 MS08-008
Maximum Severity Rating Important Important Important Important Critical Critical
Windows Operating System
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 4 [1]
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 [1] Critical
Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 [1] [1] [1]
Windows XP Service Pack 2 Critical Critical
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 [1] [1] [1] Critical Critical
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 [1] [1] [1] Critical Moderate
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 [1] [1] [1] Critical Moderate
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems [1] [1] [1] Critical Moderate
Windows Vista Important [1] Critical Critical
Windows Vista x64 Edition Important [1] Critical Critical
Windows Affected Operating System Components
Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.0 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Important
Microsoft Internet Information Services 5.1 on Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 Important Important
Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0 on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Important Important
Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0 on Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Important Important
Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0 on Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Important Important
Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0 on Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems Important Important
Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.0 on Windows Vista Important
Microsoft Internet Information Services 7.0 on Windows Vista x64 Edition Important
Active Directory on Microsoft Windows 2000 Server Service Pack 4 Important
ADAM when installed on Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 Moderate
ADAM when installed on Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Moderate
Active Directory on Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Moderate
ADAM when installed on Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Moderate
Active Directory on Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Moderate
ADAM when installed on Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Moderate
Active Directory on Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems Moderate
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Critical
Other Affected Software
Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Service Pack 6 Critical

Notes

[1] A security update is available for this operating system. See the affected software or component in the table and the appropriate security bulletin for details.

Affected Software and Download Locations for Bulletins MS08-009 through MS08-013

Details Details Details Details Details
Bulletin Identifier MS08-009 MS08-010 MS08-011 MS08-012 MS08-013
Maximum Severity Rating Critical Critical Important Critical Critical
Windows Operating System
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 [1]
Windows XP Service Pack 2 [1]
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 [1]
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 [1]
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 [1]
Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems [1]
Windows Vista [1]
Windows Vista x64 Edition [1]
Windows Affected Operating System Components
Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Critical
Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 when installed on Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 Critical
Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Service Pack 2 Critical
Internet Explorer 6 for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Critical
Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Critical
Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Critical
Internet Explorer 6 for Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems Critical
Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP Service Pack 2 Critical
Internet Explorer 7 for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Critical
Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 Critical
Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition and Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 Critical
Internet Explorer 7 for Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems Critical
Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista Critical
Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista x64 Edition Critical
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Office 2000 Service Pack 3 Critical
Microsoft Office XP Service Pack 3 Important
Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 2 Important
Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Important
Microsoft Word 2000 Service Pack 3 Critical
Microsoft Word 2002 Service Pack 3 Important
Microsoft Word 2003 Service Pack 2 Important
Microsoft Office Word Viewer 2003 Important
Microsoft Office Publisher 2000 Critical
Microsoft Office Publisher 2002 Important
Microsoft Office Publisher 2003 Service Pack 2 Important
Office Affected Software
Microsoft Works 6 File Converter on Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 2 Moderate
Microsoft Works 6 File Converter on Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 Moderate
Microsoft Works 6 File Converter on Microsoft Works 8.0 Important
Microsoft Works 6 File Converter on Microsoft Works Suite 2005 Important

Notes

[1] A security update is available for this operating system. See the affected software or component in the table and the appropriate security bulletin for details.

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.

System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007 uses WSUS 3.0 for detection of updates. For more information about SCCM 2007 Software Update Management, visit System Center Configuration Manager 2007.

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.

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 this month:

  • Microsoft has released seven non-security, high-priority updates on Microsoft Update (MU) and Windows Server Update Services (WSUS).
  • Microsoft has released two non-security, high-priority updates for Windows on Windows Update (WU) and WSUS.

Note that this information pertains only to non-security, high-priority updates on Microsoft Update, Windows Update, and Windows Server Update Services released on the same day as the security bulletin summary. Information is not provided about non-security updates released on other days.

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:

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 Microsoft Product Support Services at 1-866-PCSAFETY. There is no charge for support calls that are associated with security updates.
  • 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 (February 12, 2008): Bulletin summary published.
  • V1.1 (February 13, 2008): Bulletin summary updated. For MS08-005, corrected the download link reference for Windows XP Professional x64 Edition and Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 to reference Internet Information Services 6.0. The download link correctly directed customers to the IIS 6.0 update but the reference link incorrectly stated IIS 5.1 previously.

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