Out of Band update - MS10-018 addresses multiple Internet Explorer vulnerabilities

MS10-018 addresses multiple Internet Explorer vulnerabilities. One of them is publicly disclosed and being exploited.

The publicly disclosed vulnerability does not affect IE8 so if you are running anything other than IE8 we recommend an accelerated testing and patching schedule. Don’t just wait until next month. Microsoft recommends applying this update for Internet Explorer, even if you don’t think you’re using it. That’s because Windows and 3rd party applications may use IE (For example Outlook can display a web page if it is configured that way.) It appears Office for MAC is not affected since it does not use One of them is publicly disclosed and being exploited.

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Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for March 2010
Issued: March 30, 2010
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This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for
March 2010.

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March 2010 can be found at
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms10-mar.mspx.

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2010, this revised bulletin summary replaces the out-of-band
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Microsoft also provides information to help customers prioritize
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updates that are being released on the same day as the monthly
security updates. Please see the section, Other Information.


Critical Security Bulletins
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Microsoft Security Bulletin MS10-018

  - Affected Software:
  - Affected Software:
    - Internet Explorer 5.01 Service Pack 4 when installed on
      Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
    - Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 when installed on
      Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
    - Internet Explorer 6 for
      Windows XP Service Pack 2 and
      Windows XP Service Pack 3
    - Internet Explorer 6 for
      Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
    - Internet Explorer 6 for
      Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
    - Internet Explorer 6 for
      Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
    - Internet Explorer 6 for
      Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
    - Internet Explorer 7 for
      Windows XP Service Pack 2 and
      Windows XP Service Pack 3
    - Internet Explorer 7 for
      Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
    - Internet Explorer 7 for
      Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
    - Internet Explorer 7 for
      Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
    - Internet Explorer 7 for
      Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems
    - Internet Explorer 7 in
      Windows Vista,
      Windows Vista Service Pack 1, and
      Windows Vista Service Pack 2
    - Internet Explorer 7 in
      Windows Vista x64 Edition,
      Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1, and
      Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
    - Internet Explorer 7 in
      Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems and
      Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
      (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation not affected)
    - Internet Explorer 7 in
      Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems and
      Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
      (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation not affected)
    - Internet Explorer 7 in
      Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems and
      Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2
    - Internet Explorer 8 for
      Windows XP Service Pack 2 and
      Windows XP Service Pack 3
    - Internet Explorer 8 for
      Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2
    - Internet Explorer 8 for
      Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2
    - Internet Explorer 8 for
      Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2
    - Internet Explorer 8 in
      Windows Vista,
      Windows Vista Service Pack 1, and
      Windows Vista Service Pack 2
    - Internet Explorer 8 in
      Windows Vista x64 Edition,
      Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1, and
      Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2
    - Internet Explorer 8 in
      Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems and
      Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2
      (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation not affected)
    - Internet Explorer 8 in
      Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems and
      Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2
      (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation not affected)
    - Internet Explorer 8 in
      Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems
    - Internet Explorer 8 in
      Windows 7 for x64-based Systems
    - Internet Explorer 8 in
      Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems
      (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation not affected)
    - Internet Explorer 8 in
      Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems

    - Impact: Remote Code Execution
    - Version Number: 1.0


Other Information
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Non-Security, High-Priority Updates on MU, WU, and WSUS:
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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.