Microsoft Exchange Server Security Bulletin Summary for October 2003

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Title: Microsoft Exchange Server Security Bulletin Summary for
       October 2003
Issued: October 15, 2003
Version Number: 1.0
Bulletin: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/excoct03.asp
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Summary:
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Included in this advisory are updates for two newly discovered
vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server. These vulnerabilities,
broken down by severity are:

\\Critical Security Bulletins\\

    MS03-046 - Vulnerability in Exchange Server could allow
               Arbitrary Code Execution (829436)

             - Affected Software:
               - Exchange Server 5.5
               - Exchange 2000 Server

             - Impact: Remote Code Execution
             - Version Number: 1.0

\\Moderate Security Bulletins\\

    MS03-047 - Vulnerability in Exchange Server 5.5 Outlook Web
               Access Could Allow Cross-Site Scripting Attack
               (828489)

             - Affected Software:
               - Exchange Server 5.5

             - Impact: Remote Code Execution
             - Version Number: 1.0

    
Patch Availability:
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Patches are available to fix these vulnerabilities.
For additional information, including Technical Details,
Workarounds, answers to Frequently Asked Questions, and Patch
Deployment Information please read the Microsoft Exchange
Security Bulletin Summary for October at:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/excoct03.asp

Acknowledgments:
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Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to protect
customers:

- - João Gouveia (joao.gouveia_at_vodafone.com) for reporting the issue
described in MS03-046.

- - Ory Segal of Sanctum Inc. (http://www.sanctuminc.com/) for
reporting
the issue described in MS03-047.

Support:
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Technical support is available from Microsoft Product Support
Services at 1-866-PCSAFETY. There is no charge for support calls
associated with security patches.
 
Revisions:
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* V1.0 October 15, 2003: Bulletin Created.

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