The monthly Microsoft
security updates for January were released on 1/9/2007.
There are 4 updates which address issues in supported
Windows operating systems and related components. The
January bulletin includes MS07-001 which Microsoft rates
at an “important” level, and MS07-002 through MS07-004
which Microsoft rates at a “critical” level.
MAS has tested the MS Critical patches listed below and
found no adverse affects on the RALS System. These
patches may be applied by IT/IRM in consultation with
POC users at the customer’s discretion.
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MS07-001 – Important
Vulnerability in Microsoft Office 2003 Brazilian
Portuguese Grammar Checker Could Allow Remote Code
Execution (921585)
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MS07-002 – Critical
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow
Remote Code Execution (927198)
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MS07-003 – Critical
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Outlook Could Allow
Remote Code Execution (925938)
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MS07-004 – Critical
Vulnerability in Vector Markup Language Could Allow
Remote Code Execution (929969)
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NOTE: Microsoft has discontinued support for the Windows
NT operating system. Potential vulnerabilities to
Windows NT-based systems were not addressed or reviewed,
nor were any patch provided by Microsoft for NT systems.
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