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                       AL-2008.0084 -- AUSCERT ALERT
                                   [Win]
     Microsoft Bulletin Notification - August Prerelease Announcement
                              12 August 2008

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        AusCERT Alert Summary
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Product:              Windows
                      Internet Explorer
                      Media Player
                      Access
                      Excel
                      PowerPoint
                      Office
                      Outlook Express
                      Messenger
                      Word
Operating System:     Windows
Impact:               Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
                      Access Confidential Data
Access:               Remote/Unauthenticated
Member content until: Tuesday, September 09 2008

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OVERVIEW:

        Microsoft will be releasing critical security patches for August 
        for their products on Wednesday 13 August 2008 at:

        4:00 am AEST (Queensland, ACT, NSW, Tasmania, Victoria)
        3:30 am ACST (SA, NT)
        2:00 am AWST (WA)

        Further details are available from the Microsoft web site [1,2].


DETAILS:

        Microsoft will be releasing twelve security bulletins:

            - Three for Windows
            - One for Internet Explorer
            - One for Media Player
            - One for Access
            - One for Excel
            - One for PowerPoint
            - One for Office
            - One for Outlook Express
            - One for Messenger
            - One for Word

        Seven of the vulnerabilities have been announced as having a critical 
        impact.


MITIGATION:

        AusCERT advises that system administrators consider patching their
        machines as quickly as possible following their release by Microsoft.
        Bulletin information will be available from the Microsoft web site
        soon after their release, and AusCERT will be distributing bulletins
        to AusCERT members on Wednesday.
  
        Historically, exploits targeting Microsoft vulnerabilities are
        released in the days immediately following their announcement, so it 
        is critical that system administrators apply patches or mitigate
        vulnerabilities as quickly as possible.


REFERENCES:

        [1] http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/advance.mspx
        [2] http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms08-aug.mspx

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        http://www.auscert.org.au/render.html?it=3192

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Australian Computer Emergency Response Team
The University of Queensland
Brisbane
Qld 4072

Internet Email: auscert@auscert.org.au
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