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MS06-015: Vulnerability in Windows Explorer could lead to remote code execution

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Article ID:908531
Last Review:October 11, 2007
Revision:3.7
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INTRODUCTION

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS06-015. This security bulletin contains all the relevant information about the security update. This information includes the file manifest information and the deployment options. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites, as appropriate for your situation:
•Home users:
http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/update/bulletins/200604.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/update/bulletins/200604.mspx)
•IT professionals:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-015.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms06-015.mspx)

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MORE INFORMATION

Known issues

After you install security update 908531 (MS06-015), you may experience problems when you use Windows Explorer to work with files or when you run a program. For more information about this problem, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
918165 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/918165/) You may experience problems in Windows Explorer or in the Windows shell after you install security update MS06-015

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APPLIES TO
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
•Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition
•Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, when used with:
  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition (32-bit x86)
  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition (32-bit x86)
  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition for Itanium-Based Systems
  Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition for Itanium-based Systems
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter Edition (32-Bit x86)
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise Edition (32-Bit x86)
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition (32-bit x86)
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Standard x64 Edition
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Datacenter x64 Edition
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Enterprise x64 Edition
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Datacenter x64 Edition
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise x64 Edition
•Microsoft Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard x64 Edition
•Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition SP2
•Microsoft Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
•Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005
•Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition
•Microsoft BackOffice Small Business Server 2000 Service Pack 1
  Microsoft Small Business Server 2000 Standard Edition
•Microsoft Windows 2000 Datacenter Server

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