Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for August 14 2007

August 14 2007
Today Microsoft released the following Security Bulletin(s).

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Bulletin Summary:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...n/ms07-Aug.mspx

Critical Bulletins:

Vulnerability in Microsoft XML Core Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (936227)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...n/ms07-042.mspx

Vulnerability in OLE Automation Could Allow Remote Code Execution (921503)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...n/ms07-043.mspx

Vulnerability in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (940965)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...n/ms07-044.mspx

Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (937143)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...n/ms07-045.mspx

Vulnerability in GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution (938829)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...n/ms07-046.mspx

Vulnerability in Vector Markup Language Could Allow Remote Code Execution (938127)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...n/ms07-050.mspx

Important Bulletins:

Vulnerabilities in Windows Media Player Could Allow Remote Code Execution (936782)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...n/ms07-047.mspx

Vulnerabilities in Windows Gadgets Could Allow Remote Code Execution (938123)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...n/ms07-048.mspx

Vulnerability in Virtual PC and Virtual Server Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (937986)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...n/ms07-049.mspx

Re-Released Bulletins:

Vulnerability in Windows Vista Firewall Could Allow Information Disclosure (935807)
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/...n/ms06-038.mspx

This represents our regularly scheduled monthly bulletin release (second Tuesday of each month). Please note that Microsoft may release bulletins out side of this schedule if we determine the need to do so.

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