Issued: March 10, 2009 Summary The following bulletins have undergone a major revision increment. Please see the appropriate bulletin for more details.

Today, Microsoft released 3 security bulletins affecting Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Server 2003/2008. MS09-006 - Rated Critical

Revision Note: Bulletin Summary published.Summary: This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for March 2009.

Severity Rating: Important - Revision Note: Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities and two publicly disclosed vulnerabilities in Windows DNS server and Windows WINS server. These vulnerabilities could allow a remote attacker to redirect network traffic intended for systems on the Internet to the attacker’s own systems.

Severity Rating: Important - Revision Note: Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the Secure Channel (SChannel) security package in Windows. The vulnerability could allow spoofing if an attacker gains access to the certificate used by the end user for authentication. Customers are only affected when the public key component of the certificate used for authentication has been obtained by the attacker through other means.

Severity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: Bulletin published.Summary: This security update resolves several privately reported vulnerabilities in the Windows kernel. The most serious vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user viewed a specially crafted EMF or WMF image file from an affected system.

Severity Rating: Critical - Revision Note: V4.0 (March 10, 2009): Added entry in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Related to this Security Update section to communicate the rerelease of the update packages for Windows XP Service Pack 3 and Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 to fix an installation issue. Customers who have already successfully installed the original updates for Windows XP Service Pack 3 or Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 do not need to reinstall the new updates.Summary: This security update resolves several privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows GDI+

Hi I’m trying to use ohotfix.exe to apply office updates to workstations. Please confirm the permissions required for users on these workstations to run the ohotfix.exe effectively

[crosspost to OE General & OL General] Please state your full Windows version (e.g., WinXP SP3; Win2K SP4) when posting to this newsgroup. In this case, also post your MS Office/Outlook version (e.g., Office 2003 SP3). What “Microsoft Update” did you install a few days ago?

Microsoft revised the Security Bulletin MS09-004 and the Microsoft Security Advisory 968272 for Office Excel that were initially released or published last month: Microsoft Security Bulletin MS09-004:  V1.1 (March 5, 2009): Added entry to section, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Related to This Security Update, announcing a detection logic change to the update packages for Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Desktop Engine (WMSDE) (KB960082). This is a deployment change only that does not affect the files contained in the initial update

Microsoft does not plan to release patches for Internet Explorer nor for Office this month, and the latter is a bit odd considering the security bulletin the company issued regarding Excel last week. The exact breakdown of the bulletin is as follows: … An updated version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on Windows Update , Microsoft Update , Windows Server Update Services, and the Microsoft Download Center.

I am running Vista but suspect my solution will work for you: 1. Open Control Panel 2.