Looks like CERT has been advised of a new round of security updates for most windows OSs. Under the "better-safe-than-sorry" line of thinking, I'm including the message here...
Multiple Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Products
Original release date: April 13, 2004
Last revised: --
Source: US-CERT
Systems Affected
* Microsoft Windows Operating Systems
* Microsoft Windows Remote Procedure Call (RPC) and Distributed
Component Object Model (DCOM) subsystems
* Microsoft Windows MHTML Protocol Handler
* Microsoft Jet Database Engine
Overview
Microsoft Corporation has released a series of security bulletins
affecting most users of the Microsoft Windows operating system. Users
of systems running Microsoft Windows are strongly encouraged to visit
the "Windows Security Updates for April 2004" site at
<https://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/200404_windows.
asp>
and take actions appropriate to their system configurations.
I. Description
Microsoft has released four security bulletins listing a number of
vulnerabilities which affect a variety of Microsoft Windows software
packages. The following section summarizes the issues identified in
their bulletins.
Summary of Microsoft Bulletins for April 2004
Security Bulletin MS04-011: Security Update for Microsoft Windows (835732)
This bulletin addresses 14 vulnerabilities affecting the systems
listed below. There are several new vulnerabilities address by this
bulletin, and several updates to previously reported vulnerabilities.
Impact
Remote attackers could execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems.
Systems affected
* Windows NT Workstation 4.0
* Windows NT Server 4.0
* Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
* Windows 2000
* Windows XP
* Windows Server 2003
Vulnerability identifiers
The following table outlines these issues and is based on Microsoft's
Security Bulletin:
Vulnerability Title |US-CERT ID |CVE ID | Impact of Vulnerability
--------------------+-----------+-------------+------------------------
LSASS Vulnerability |VU#753212 |CAN-2003-0533| Remote Code Execution
LDAP Vulnerability |VU#639428 |CAN-2003-0663| Denial of Service
PCT Vulnerability |VU#586540 |CAN-2003-0719| Remote Code Execution
Winlogon Vulnerabili|VU#471260 |CAN-2003-0806| Remote Code Execution
Metafile Vulnerabili|VU#547028 |CAN-2003-0906| Remote Code Execution
Help and Support Cen|VU#260588 |CAN-2003-0907| Remote Code Execution
Utility Manager Vuln|VU#526084 |CAN-2003-0908| Privilege Elevation
Windows Management V|VU#206468 |CAN-2003-0909| Privilege Elevation
Local Descriptor Tab|VU#122076 |CAN-2003-0910| Privilege Elevation
H.323 Vulnerability |VU#353956 |CAN-2004-0117| Remote Code Execution
Virtual DOS Machine |VU#783748 |CAN-2004-0118| Privilege Elevation
Negotiate SSP Vulner|VU#638548 |CAN-2004-0119| Remote Code Execution
SSL Vulnerability |VU#150236 |CAN-2004-0120| Denial of Service
ASN.1 "Double Free" |VU#255924 |CAN-2004-0123 Remote Code Execution
Security Bulletin MS04-012: Cumulative Update for Microsoft RPC/DCOM
(828741)
This bulletin addresses several new vulnerabilities affecting the
systems listed below. These vulnerabilities are in Microsoft Windows
Remote Procedure Call (RPC) and Distributed Component Object Model
(DCOM).
Impact
Remote attackers could execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems.
Systems affected
* Windows NT Workstation 4.0
* Windows NT Server 4.0
* Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
* Windows 2000
* Windows XP
* Windows Server 2003
Vulnerability identifiers
The following table outlines these issues and is based on Microsoft's
Security Bulletin:
Vulnerability Title |US-CERT ID |CVE ID | Impact of Vulnerability
--------------------+-----------+-------------+------------------------
RPC Runtime Library |VU#547820 |CAN-2003-0813| Remote Code Execution
RPCSS Service Vulner|VU#417052 |CAN-2004-0116| Denial of Service
RPC over HTTP Vulner|VU#698564 |CAN-2003-0807| Denial of Service
Object Identity Vuln|VU#212892 |CAN-2004-0124| Information Disclosure
Security Bulletin MS04-013:Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express
(837009)
This bulletin addresses a vulnerability affecting the systems listed
below. The vulnerability affects the Microsoft Windows MHTML Protocol
handler and any applications that use it, including Microsoft Outlook
and Internet Explorer. This vulnerability has been assigned VU#323070
and CAN-2004-0380.
Note: MS04-013 includes patches remediating the vulnerability
described in TA04-099A.
Impact
Remote attackers could execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems.
Systems affected
* Windows NT Workstation 4.0
* Windows NT Server 4.0
* Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
* Windows 2000
* Windows XP
* Windows Server 2003
* Windows 98
* Windows 98 Second Edition (SE)
* Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me)
Note: This issue affects systems with Outlook Express installed.
Outlook Express is installed by default on most (if not all) current
versions of Microsoft Windows.
Security Bulletin MS04-014: Vulnerability in the Microsoft Jet Database
Engine Could Allow Code Execution (837001)
This bulletin addresses a vulnerability affecting the systems listed
below. There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in Microsoft's Jet
Database Engine (Jet). An attacker could take control of a vulnerable
system, including installing programs; viewing, changing, or deleting
data; or creating new accounts that have full privileges. This
vulnerability has been assigned VU#740716 and CAN-2004-0197.
Impact
Remote attackers could execute arbitrary code on vulnerable systems.
Systems affected
* Windows NT Workstation 4.0
* Windows NT Server 4.0
* Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition
* Windows 2000
* Windows XP
* Windows Server 2003
Update to TA04-099A
Microsoft has released a patch that addresses the cross-domain
vulnerability discussed in TA04-099A: "Vulnerability in Internet
Explorer ITS Protocol Handler". US-CERT is tracking this issue as
VU#323070. This reference number corresponds to CVE candidate
CAN-2004-0380.
The patches and further information about the vulnerability are
available in Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-013. MS04-013 is titled
"Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express". Since most (if not
all) current Windows systems have Outlook Express installed by
default, and the MHTML protocol handler is part of the Outlook Express
software package, most (if not all) Windows systems should be
considered vulnerable.
TA04-099A and VU#323070 focused on the ITS protocol handlers; however,
the latent vulnerability appears to be in the MHTML handler shipped as
part of Outlook Express. These documents have been updated.
II. Impact
Several of the issues identified by Microsoft have been described as
"Critical" in nature.Each bulletin contains at least one vulnerability
which may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected
systems. The privileges gained would depend on the security context of
the software and vulnerability exploited.
III. Solution
Apply an appropriate set of updates from Microsoft
Please see the following site for more information about appropriate
remediation.
Windows Security Updates for April 2004 -
<http://www.microsoft.com/security/security_bulletins/200404_windows
.asp>
