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Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for December 2005
Issued: December 13, 2005
Version Number: 1.0
Bulletin: http://socrates.berkeley.edu:2002/MinStds/
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Security patches defined by Microsoft as “critical” or “important”
MUST be applied within 10 business days of notification. Should there
be active exploits, the time will be adjusted and users will be
informed appropriately. Hosts unpatched after the defined time are
subject to scanning and removal from the EECS network as per campus
IT security policies http://socrates.berkeley.edu:2002/MinStds/
Patching is sometimes dependent on the service pack level of the
Microsoft OS, and installed applications, please read requirements
carefully.
Critical Security Bulletins
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MS05-054 – Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (905915)
Impact: Remote Code Execution
Affected Software:
Review the FAQ section of bulletin MS05-054 for information about these operating systems:
Version Number: 1.0
Important Security Bulletins MS05-055 – Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (908523) Impact: Elevation of Privilege Affected Software:
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Version Number: 1.0