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MS05-012: Vulnerability in OLE and COM could allow remote code execution

Article ID:873333
Last Review:February 6, 2007
Revision:4.6
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Microsoft has released security bulletin MS05-012. The security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update, including file manifest information and deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit the following Microsoft Web sites:
Consumer:
http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/default.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/default.mspx)
IT Professional:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-012.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms05-012.mspx)

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Known issues

894194 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894194/) An application that implements the IMallocSpy debugging interface may experience heap corruption after you install security update 873333


Note Because of OLE32.dll registration, you must stop the Information Store service if you are running an Exchange Server computer. If you do not do this, you may receive a "503 Service unavailable" error message when you access OWA. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
823159 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/823159/) How to troubleshoot the "503 Service Unavailable" error message in Outlook Web Access in Exchange Server 2003
After you install security update MS05-012, DBCS attachment file names are not displayed in Rich Text e-mail messages and you may receive a "Generic Host Process" error message. For more information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
894391 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/894391/) You receive a "Generic Host Process" error message after you start the computer, or DBCS attachment file names are not displayed in Rich Text e-mail messages

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APPLIES TO
Microsoft Windows 2000 Advanced Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional Edition
Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Windows XP 64-Bit Edition Version 2002 SP1
Microsoft Windows XP for Itanium-based Systems Version 2003
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition 2005
Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005

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Keywords: 
kbsecurity kbsecbulletin kbsecvulnerability kbwinxppresp2fix kbbug kbfix kbwinserv2003presp1fix kbwin2000presp5fix kbwinnt400presp7fix kbhotfixserver KB873333

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