MS09-016: Description of the Forefront Threat Management Gateway MBE hotfix package: April 14, 2009

Microsoft has released security bulletin MS09-016. To view the complete security bulletin, visit one of the following Microsoft Web sites:

• Home users:
  http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins /200904.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/protect/computer/updates/bulletins/200904.mspx)
  Skip the details: Download the updates for your home computer or laptop from the Microsoft Update Web site now:
  http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/ (http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate/)
• IT professionals:
  http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-016.mspx (http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms09-016.mspx)

How to obtain help and support for this security update

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This security update fixes the following issues:

• 961831  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/961831/ ) You encounter a Web listener TCP State vulnerability in Forefront Threat Management Gateway MBE
• 968076  (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/968076/ ) A cross-site scripting vulnerability in Forefront Threat Management Gateway MBE allows for redirection to malicious sites

This security update also resolves a problem in which Forefront Threat Management Gateway Medium Business Edition (MBE) may shut down unexpectedly with the following error: For more information about this issue, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

The English (United States) version of this security update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

Prerequisites

You must have Microsoft Forefront Threat Management Gateway MBE installed to apply this hotfix.

Restart requirement

You must restart the computer after you apply this hotfix.

For more information about software update terminology, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: