Microsoft Security Bulletin Release: August 2008
This month we have 11 security updates so make sure you have a look at these and see where they apply to your environments.
| Bulletin Number | Maximum Severity | Affected Products | Impact |
| MS08-041 | Critical | Snapshot Viewer for Access, Office Access 2000, Office Access 2002, and Office Access 2003 | Remote Code Execution |
| MS08-042 | Important | Snapshot Viewer for Access, Office Access 2000, Office Access 2002, and Office Access 2003 | Remote Code Execution |
| MS08-043 | Critical | Office Excel 2000, Office Excel 2002, Office Excel 2003, Office Excel 2007, Excel Viewer, Excel Viewer 2003, SharePoint Server 2007, Office 2004 for Mac, Office 2008 for Mac | Remote Code Execution |
| MS08-044 | Critical | Office 2000, Office XP, Office 2003, Office Project 2002, Office Converter Pack, Works 8.0. | Remote Code Execution |
| MS08-045 | Critical | Internet Explorer on Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 | Remote Code Execution |
| MS08-046 | Critical | Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 | Remote Code Execution |
| MS08-047 | Important | Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. | Information Disclosure |
| MS08-048 | Important | Outlook Express on Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003. Windows Mail on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 | Information Disclosure |
| MS08-049 | Important | Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 | Remote Code Execution |
| MS08-050 | Important | Windows Messenger on Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 | Information Disclosure |
| MS08-051 | Critical | Office PowerPoint 2000, Office PowerPoint 2002, Office PowerPoint 2003, Office PowerPoint 2007, Office PowerPoint Viewer 2003, Office Compatibility Pack for 2007 File Formats, and Office 2004 for Mac. | Remote Code Execution |
Summaries for these new bulletins may be found here. Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool
Microsoft is releasing an updated version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), Windows Update (WU) and the Download Center. Note that this tool will NOT be distributed using Software Update Services (SUS). Information on the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool can be located here:
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