Detection and deployment guidance for the November 2006 security release

This article describes the detection and deployment guidance for the security release that is dated November 14, 2006.

Detection and deployment

Environments that detect and that deploy security updates by using Windows Update, Microsoft Update, and Office Update

Security updates that were released on November 14, 2006, are available on the following Web sites. The products that are supported by each Web site are also listed.

Note Not every security update is available on every Web site. Any exceptions are in the following list.

• Microsoft Windows Update
  http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate (http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate)
  • Microsoft Windows 2000, Microsoft Windows XP, and Microsoft Windows Server 2003
• Microsoft Update
  http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate (http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate)
  • Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003
  • Microsoft Office 2002, Office XP, and Office 2003
  • Microsoft Exchange 2000 and Microsoft Exchange 2003
  • Microsoft Internet Security and Acceleration Server 2004
  • Microsoft SQL Server
• Microsoft Office Update
  http://officeupdate.microsoft.com (http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/maincatalog.aspx)
  • Office 2000
  • Office XP or Office 2002
  • Office 2003
• Mactopia
  http://www.microsoft.com/mac/ (http://www.microsoft.com/mac/)
  • Microsoft Office 2001 for Mac
  • Microsoft Office v. X for Mac
  • Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac

Environments that detect security updates by using MBSA version 1.2.1, MBSA version 2.0, or MBSA version 2.0.1

If you use Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) version 1.2.1 together with an integrated version of the Office Detection Tool (ODT) to detect security updates, or if you use MBSA version 2.0 to detect security updates, you can detect most of the security updates that were released on November 14, 2006. Any exceptions are in the following list.

• 923789 (security bulletin MS06-069)
  MBSA 1.2.1 does not support any part of this security update. The November 14, 2006 Enterprise Scan Tool will detect whether you must have this update.

For more information about how to obtain the Enterprise Scan Tool (EST) , click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
Notes

• The Office Detection Tool part of MBSA 1.2.1 is limited to local scans only.
• MBSA 1.2.1 does not support any x64-based versions of Windows or any Itanium-based versions of Windows.

Environments that detect and that deploy security updates by using Software Update Services or Windows Server Update Services

If you use Software Update Services (SUS) or Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) to detect and to deploy security updates, you can detect most security updates that released on November 14, 2006. Any exceptions are in the following list.
Note SUS 1.0 SP1 does not support any x64-based or Itanium-based versions of Windows.

• 928088 (security bulletin MS06-071)
  SUS 1.0 SP1 will support this security update sometime in the future. This Microsoft Knowledge Base article will be updated when SUS 1.0 SP1 starts to support this update.

Environments that detect and deploy security updates by using Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0 together with the Security Update Inventory Tool or SMS 2003 together with the Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates

If you use SMS 2.0 together with the Security Update Inventory Tool (SUIT), or if you use SMS 2003 together with the Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (ITMU) to detect and to deploy security updates, you can detect and deploy most security updates that were released on November 14, 2006. Any exceptions are in the following list.

• 923789 (security bulletin MS06-054)
  SMS together with SUIT does not support any part of this security update. The Extended Security Update Inventory Tool (ESUIT) will detect whether you must have this update.

To obtain the Extended Security Update Inventory Tool, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Note SMS 2.0 does not support any x64-based versions of Windows or any Itanium-based versions of Windows.

Summary of detection and deployment guidance

The following table summarizes the detection and deployment guidance for each new security update.

Re-released security updates

There are no re-releases this month.

Frequently asked questions

Q1: What is Microsoft doing to provide guidance about how to deploy these updates?

A1: Microsoft encourages system administrators to join the monthly technical webcast to learn more about security updates. The webcast for this security update airs on November 15, 2006 at 11:00 A.M. (Pacific Time). To register, visit the following Microsoft Web site:


Q2: Is the Enterprise Scan Tool (EST) cumulative as the Extended Security Update Inventory Tool is for SMS?

A2: No, EST is not cumulative. There are no plans to make this tool cumulative.

Q3: Can I use the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) tool to determine whether these updates are required?

A3: Yes, you can use MBSA 1.2.1 and MBSA 2.0 to fully detect the need for the following security updates. These updates released on November 14, 2006, except where noted. For more information about the programs that MBSA currently does not detect, click the following article number s to view the article s in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: If you install a program that is listed in the "Affected software" section of a security bulletin and that is mentioned in the related article, you may have to manually determine whether you must install the required security update. For more information about MBSA, visit the following Microsoft Web site: Q4: Which security updates require that I use the Enterprise Scan Tool together with the MBSA to identify vulnerable systems on my network?

A4: The following security updates require that you use the Enterprise Scan Tool together with the MBSA to identify vulnerable systems on a network.

Q5: Can I use SMS to determine whether the updates are required?

A5: Yes. SMS helps detect and deploy these security updates. SMS 2.0 and SMS 2003 together with SUIT use MBSA 1.2.1 technology for detection. Therefore, SMS 2.0 and SMS 2003 together with SUIT have similar limitations to MBSA 1.2.1. For more information about SMS, visit the following Microsoft Web site: The Security Update Inventory Tool together with ESUIT are required for detection of all the security updates on Microsoft Windows and on other affected Microsoft products. For more information about the limitations of SUIT, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

SMS 2.0 and SMS 2003 together with SUIT use the Microsoft Office Inventory Tool to detect the required security updates for Microsoft Office programs . These programs include Microsoft Word.

Alternatively, SMS 2003 customers can also use ITMU to detect and deploy security updates. This tool uses technology from Microsoft Updates. For more information about ITMU, visit the following Web site: