-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 ******************************************************************** Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for March 2012 Issued: March 13, 2012 ******************************************************************** This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for March 2012. The full version of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for March 2012 can be found at http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms12-mar. With the release of the bulletins for March 2012, this bulletin summary replaces the bulletin advance notification originally issued on March 8, 2012. 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. 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Critical Security Bulletins ============================ MS12-020 - 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 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 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 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 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 - 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 ============================ MS12-017 - Affected Software: - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems - 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 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: Denial of Service - Version Number: 1.0 MS12-018 - 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 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: Elevation of Privilege - Version Number: 1.0 MS12-021 - Affected Software: - Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 - Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 - Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 - Impact: Elevation of Privilege - Version Number: 1.0 MS12-022 - Affected Software: - Microsoft Expression Design - Microsoft Expression Design Service Pack 1 - Microsoft Expression Design 2 - Microsoft Expression Design 3 - Microsoft Expression Design 4 - Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0 Moderate Security Bulletins ============================ MS12-019 - 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 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. 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