-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 ******************************************************************** Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for November 2011 Issued: November 3, 2011 ******************************************************************** This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on November 8, 2011. The full version of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for November 2011 can be found at http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms11-nov. This bulletin advance notification will be replaced with the November bulletin summary on November 8, 2011. For more information about the bulletin advance notification service, see http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/advance. To receive automatic notifications whenever Microsoft Security Bulletins are issued, subscribe to Microsoft Technical Security Notifications on http://technet.microsoft.com/security/dd252948.aspx. 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The security bulletins for this month are as follows, in order of severity: Critical Security Bulletins ============================ Bulletin 1 - Affected Software: - Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation affected) - Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation affected) - Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2 - Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems and Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 - Windows 7 for x64-based Systems and Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 - Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core installation affected) - Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1 - Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0 Important Security Bulletins ============================ Bulletin 2 - Affected Software: - Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation not affected) - Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation not affected) - Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2 - Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems and Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 - Windows 7 for x64-based Systems and Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 - Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core installation not affected) - Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1 - Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0 Bulletin 3 - Affected Software: - Windows XP Service Pack 3 - Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems - Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation affected) - Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation affected) - Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems and Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 - Windows 7 for x64-based Systems and Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 - Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core installation affected) - Impact: Elevation of Privilege - Version Number: 1.0 Moderate Security Bulletins ============================ Bulletin 4 - Affected Software: - Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems and Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 - Windows 7 for x64-based Systems and Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 - Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core installation not affected) - Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1 - Impact: Denial of Service - Version Number: 1.0 Other Information ================= Follow us on Twitter for the latest information and updates: http://twitter.com/msftsecresponse Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool: ================================================== Microsoft will release an updated version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Windows Server Update Services, and the Download Center. Non-Security Updates on MU, WU, and WSUS: ======================================================== For information about non-security releases on Windows Update and Microsoft update, please see: * http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894199: Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 894199, Description of Software Update Services and Windows Server Update Services changes in content. Includes all Windows content. * http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/wsus/bb456965.aspx: Updates from Past Months for Windows Server Update Services. Displays all new, revised, and rereleased updates for Microsoft products other than Microsoft Windows. Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) =========================================== To improve security protections for customers, Microsoft provides vulnerability information to major security software providers in advance of each monthly security update release. 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