Critical Security Bulletins
===========================

   MS04-040   - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
                (889293)

              - Affected Software:
                - Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a
                - Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
                  Service Pack 6
                - Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
                - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
                - Windows XP and Windows XP Service Pack 1
                - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1

              - Review the FAQ section of bulletin MS04-O40 for
                information about these operating systems:
                - Microsoft Windows 98
                - Microsoft Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
                - Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition (ME)

              - Impact: Remote Code Execution
              - Version Number: 1.0

  Note: This bulletin (MS04-040) was released on December 1, 2004.


Important Security Bulletins
============================

   MS04-041   - Vulnerability in WordPad Could Allow Code
                Execution (885836)

              - Affected Software:
                - Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a
                - Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
                  Service Pack 6
                - Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
                - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
                - Windows XP Service Pack 1
                - Windows XP Service Pack 2
                - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1
                - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003
                - Windows Server 2003
                - Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition

              - Impact: Remote Code Execution
              - Version Number: 1.0


   MS04-042   - Vulnerability in DHCP Could Allow Remote Code
                Execution and Denial of Service (885249)

              - Affected Software:
                - Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a
                - Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
                  Service Pack 6

              - Impact: Remote Code Execution
              - Version Number: 1.0


   MS04-043   - Vulnerability in HyperTerminal Could Allow Code
                Execution (873339)

              - Affected Software:
                - Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a
                - Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
                  Service Pack 6
                - Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
                - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
                - Windows XP Service Pack 1
                - Windows XP Service Pack 2
                - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1
                - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003
                - Windows Server 2003
                - Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition

              - Impact: Remote Code Execution
              - Version Number: 1.0

   MS04-044   - Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel and LSASS Could
                Allow Elevation of Privilege (885835)

              - Affected Software:
                - Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a
                - Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
                  Service Pack 6
                - Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
                - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
                - Windows XP Service Pack 1
                - Windows XP Service Pack 2
                - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Service Pack 1
                - Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2003
                - Windows Server 2003
                - Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition

              - Impact: Elevation of Privilege
              - Version Number: 1.0


   MS04-045   - Vulnerability in WINS Could Allow Remote Code
                Execution (870736)

              - Affected Software:
                - Windows NT Server 4.0 Service Pack 6a
                - Windows NT Server 4.0 Terminal Server Edition
                  Service Pack 6
                - Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
                - Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
                - Windows Server 2003
                - Windows Server 2003 64-Bit Edition

              - Impact: Remote Code Execution
              - Version Number: 1.0
Update Availability:
===================
Updates are available to address these issues.
For additional information, including Technical Details,
Workarounds, answers to Frequently Asked Questions,
and Update Deployment Information please read
the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for this
month at: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=38912

Support:
========
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=====================
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Acknowledgments:
================
Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to protect
customers:

* Greg Jones of KPMG UK (http://www.kpmg.co.uk/)
  for reporting an issue described in MS04-041.

* Lord Yup working with iDefense (http://www.idefense.com/)
  for reporting an issue described in MS04-041.

* Kostya Kortchinsky (kostya.kortchinsky@renater.fr)
  from CERT RENATER
  for reporting the issues described in MS04-042.

* Brett Moore of Security-Assessment.com
  (http://www.security-assessment.com/)
  for reporting an issue described in MS04-043.

* Cesar Cerrudo of Application Security Inc.
  (http://www.appsecinc.com/)
  for reporting the issues described in MS04-044.

* Kostya Kortchinsky (kostya.kortchinsky@renater.fr)
  from CERT RENATER
  for reporting the issues described in MS04-045.


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