Microsoft KB Archive/940027

= Detection and deployment guidance for the July 10, 2007 security release =

Article ID: 940027

Article Last Modified on 12/3/2007

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APPLIES TO

 Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Ultimate Windows Vista Business 64-bit Edition Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, when used with:  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)</li></ul>

<ul> Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)</li></ul>

<ul> Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)</li></ul>

<ul> Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition</li></ul> </li> Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)</li> Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)</li> Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)</li> Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition</li> Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition</li> Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition</li> Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition</li> Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems</li> Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems</li> Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, when used with: <ul> Microsoft Windows XP Professional</li></ul>

<ul> Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition</li></ul> </li> Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition</li> <li>Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4, when used with: <ul> <li>Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition</li></ul>

<ul> <li>Microsoft Windows 2000 Server</li></ul> </li> <li>Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition</li> <li>Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition</li> <li>Microsoft Small Business Server 2000 Standard Edition</li> <li>Microsoft Office Standard Edition 2003</li> <li>Microsoft Office XP Standard Edition</li> <li>Microsoft Office 2000 Standard Edition</li> <li>Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Professional Edition</li> <li>Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Standard Edition</li> <li>Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac Student and Teacher Edition</li> <li>Microsoft Office X for Mac Standard Edition</li></ul>

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SUMMARY
''As part of an ongoing commitment to provide detection tools and deployment recommendations for security updates, Microsoft is delivering this detection and deployment guidance for all updates that are released during a Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) release cycle. This guidance contains recommendations that are based on the types of scenarios that may exist in various Microsoft operating system environments. This guidance includes using tools such as Windows Update, Office Update, the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA), the Office Detection Tool, Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS), the Extended Security Update Inventory Tool (ESUIT), and the Enterprise Scan Tool (EST).''

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INTRODUCTION
This article describes the detection and deployment guidance for the security release that is dated July 10, 2007.

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Environments that detect and that deploy security updates by using Windows Update, Microsoft Update, and Office Update
Security updates that were released on July 10, 2007 are available through the following Web sites. Any exceptions are in the following list. The products that are supported by each Web site are also listed. <ul> <li>Microsoft Windows Update

http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate

<ul> <li>Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003</li></ul> </li> <li>Microsoft Update

http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate

<ul> <li>Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003</li> <li>Microsoft Office XP and Office 2003</li> <li>Microsoft Exchange 2000 Server and Exchange Server 2003</li> <li>Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004</li> <li>Microsoft SQL Server 2005 <ul> <li>Security update 936542 (security bulletin MS07-036)

Microsoft Update does not support the Microsoft Excel 2000 part of this security update.</li></ul> </li></ul> </li> <li>Office Update

http://officeupdate.microsoft.com

<ul> <li>Office 2000, Office XP, and Office 2003</li></ul> </li> <li>Mactopia

http://www.microsoft.com/mac

<ul> <li>Office 2001 for Mac</li> <li>Office X for Mac</li> <li>Office 2004 for Mac</li></ul> </li></ul>

Note Not every update is available on every Web site that is listed.

Environments that detect security updates by using MBSA version 1.2.1 or MBSA version 2.0.1
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) version 1.2.1 contains an integrated version of the Office Detection Tool (ODT). If you use MBSA 1.2.1 or MBSA version 2.0.1 to detect security updates, you can detect all the security updates that were released on July 10, 2007. Any exceptions are in the following list.

Note The ODT part of MBSA 1.2.1 is limited to local scans only.

Note MBSA 1.2.1 does not support Windows Vista, any x64-based versions of Windows, or any Itanium-based versions of Windows.

Note MBSA 2.0.1 is not supported on Windows Vista. However, MBSA 2.0.1 supports remote scans of computers that are running Windows Vista. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

931943 Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) support for Windows Vista


 * Security update 936542 (security bulletin MS07-036)

MBSA 2.0.1 does not support the Excel 2000 part of this security update.
 * Security update 931212 (security bulletin MS07-040)

MBSA 1.2.1 does not support any part of this security update. The July 10, 2007 Enterprise Scan Tool will detect the need for this update.

For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

894193 How to obtain and use the Enterprise Scan Tool

Environments that detect and that deploy security updates by using Software Update Services (SUS) or Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
If you use SUS, WSUS 2.0, or WSUS 3.0 to detect and to deploy security updates, you can detect most security updates that were released on July 10, 2007. Any exceptions are in the following list.

Note SUS 1.0 SP1 does not support Windows Vista, any x64-based versions of Windows, or any Itanium-based versions of Windows.
 * Security update 936542 (security bulletin MS07-036)

SUS does not support any part of this security update.

WSUS does not support the Excel 2000 part of this security update.
 * Security update 936548 (security bulletin MS07-037)

SUS does not support any part of this security update.

==== Environments that detect and that deploy security updates by using SMS 2.0 together with the Security Update Inventory Tool (SUIT) or SMS 2003 together with the Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (ITMU) ====

If you use Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0 together with SUIT, SMS 2003 together with SUIT, or SMS 2003 together with ITMU to detect and to deploy security updates, you can detect and deploy all security updates that were released on July 10, 2007. Any exceptions are in the following list.

Note SMS together with SUIT does not support Windows Vista, any x64-based versions of Windows, or any Itanium-based versions of Windows.
 * Security update 936542 (security bulletin MS07-036)

SMS together with ITMU does not support the Excel 2000 part of this security update.
 * Security update 931212 (security bulletin MS07-040)

SMS together with SUIT supports this update when you use the Extended Security Update Inventory Tool (ESUIT).

To obtain ESUIT, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2C93DA1D-48A0-4E5C-991F-87E08954F61B&displaylang=en

Summary of detection and deployment guidance
The following table summarizes the detection and deployment guidance for each new security update.

Rereleased security updates
<ul> <li>Security update 923689 (security bulletin MS06-078) was rereleased on July 10, 2007. For more information, see the updated security bulletin. To do this, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS06-078.mspx

The information that is listed in the December 2006 detection and deployment guidance has not changed because of this security rerelease. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

929656 Detection and deployment guidance for the December 2006 security release

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Frequently asked questions
Q1: What is Microsoft doing to provide guidance about how to deploy these updates?

A1: Microsoft encourages system administrators to join the monthly technical webcast to learn more about security updates. The webcast for this security update airs on July 11, 2007 at 11:00 A.M. (Pacific Time). To register, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032343783

Q2: Is the Enterprise Scan Tool (EST) cumulative for SMS like ESUIT is cumulative for SMS?

A2: No, the EST is not cumulative. There are no plans to make EST cumulative.

Q3: Can I use MBSA to determine whether these updates are required?

A3: Yes, you can use MBSA 1.2.1 and MBSA 2.0.1 to fully detect the need for the following security update that released on July 10, 2007.

For more information about the programs that MBSA currently does not detect, click the following article numbers to view the articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

306460 Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) returns note messages for some updates

895660 Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) 2.0 is available

You may have installed a program that is listed in the &quot;Affected software&quot; section of a security bulletin that is mentioned in the related article. In this case, you may have to manually determine whether you must install the required security update. For more information about MBSA, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21134

Q4: Which security updates require that I use the EST together with MBSA 1.2.1 to determine which systems on my network are vulnerable?

A4: The following security update requires that you use the EST together with MBSA 1.2.1.

Q5: Can I use SMS to determine whether the updates are required?

A5: Yes, SMS helps detect and deploy these security updates. SMS 2.0 and SMS 2003 together with SUIT use MBSA 1.2.1 technology for detection. Therefore, SMS 2.0 and SMS 2003 together with SUIT have limitations that resemble the limitations of MBSA 1.2.1. For more information about SMS, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21158

SUIT together with ESUIT are required for detection of all the security updates on Microsoft Windows and on other affected Microsoft products. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

306460 Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) returns note messages for some updates

SMS 2.0 and SMS 2003 together with SUIT also use the Microsoft Office Inventory Tool to detect the required security updates for Microsoft Office programs such as Microsoft Word. SMS 2003 customers can also use ITMU to detect and deploy security updates. ITMU uses technology from Microsoft Updates. For more information about ITMU, visit the following Web site:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sms/bb676783.aspx

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