-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 ******************************************************************** Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for January 2012 Issued: January 5, 2012 ******************************************************************** This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on January 10, 2012. The full version of the Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for January 2012 can be found at http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms12-jan. This bulletin advance notification will be replaced with the January bulletin summary on January 10, 2012. For more information about the bulletin advance notification service, see http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/advance. To receive automatic notifications whenever Microsoft Security Bulletins are issued, subscribe to Microsoft Technical Security Notifications on http://technet.microsoft.com/security/dd252948.aspx. Microsoft will host a webcast to address customer questions on these bulletins on January 11, 2012, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada). Register for the Security Bulletin Webcast at http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin. Microsoft also provides information to help customers prioritize monthly security updates with any non-security, high-priority updates that are being released on the same day as the monthly security updates. Please see the section, Other Information. This advance notification provides a number as the bulletin identifier, because the official Microsoft Security Bulletin numbers are not issued until release. The bulletin summary that replaces this advance notification will have the proper Microsoft Security Bulletin numbers (in the MSyy-xxx format) as the bulletin identifier. The security bulletins for this month are as follows, in order of severity: Critical Security Bulletins ============================ Bulletin 1 - Affected Software: - Windows XP Service Pack 3 - Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems - Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation affected) - Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation affected) - Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2 - Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems and Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 - Windows 7 for x64-based Systems and Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 - Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core installation not affected) - Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1 - Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0 Important Security Bulletins ============================ Bulletin 2 - Affected Software: - Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems - Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation affected) - Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation affected) - Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2 - Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems and Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 - Windows 7 for x64-based Systems and Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 - Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core installation affected) - Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1 - Impact: Security Feature Bypass - Version Number: 1.0 Bulletin 3 - Affected Software: - Windows XP Service Pack 3 - Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems - Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0 Bulletin 4 - Affected Software: - Windows XP Service Pack 3 - Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems - Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation affected) - Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation affected) - Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2 - Impact: Elevation of Privilege - Version Number: 1.0 Bulletin 5 - Affected Software: - Windows XP Service Pack 3 - Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems - Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation not affected) - Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation not affected) - Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2 - Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems and Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 - Windows 7 for x64-based Systems and Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 - Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core installation not affected) - Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1 - Impact: Remote Code Execution - Version Number: 1.0 Bulletin 6 - Affected Software: - Windows XP Service Pack 3 - Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems - Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems - Windows Vista Service Pack 2 - Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 - Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation affected) - Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Windows Server 2008 Server Core installation affected) - Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2 - Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems and Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 - Windows 7 for x64-based Systems and Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 - Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Windows Server 2008 R2 Server Core installation affected) - Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems and Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1 - Impact: Information Disclosure - Version Number: 1.0 Bulletin 7 - Affected Software: - Microsoft Developer Tools and Software - Impact: Information Disclosure - Version Number: 1.0 Other Information ================= Follow us on Twitter for the latest information and updates: http://twitter.com/msftsecresponse Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool: ================================================== Microsoft will release an updated version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Windows Server Update Services, and the Download Center. 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