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Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for November 2008

Published: November 6, 2008

Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification issued: November 6, 2008
Microsoft Security Bulletins to be issued: November 11, 2008

This is an advance notification of security bulletins that Microsoft is intending to release on November 11, 2008.

This bulletin advance notification will be replaced with the November bulletin summary on November 11, 2008. For more information about the bulletin advance notification service, see Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification.

Executive Summaries

This advance notification provides the software subject as the bulletin identifier, because the official Microsoft Security Bulletin numbers are not issued until release. The bulletin summary that replaces this advance notification will have the proper Microsoft Security Bulletin numbers (in the MSyy-xxx format) as the bulletin identifier. The security bulletins for this month are as follows, in order of severity:

Critical (1) -

Bulletin Identifier: Windows Bulletin 1
Maximum Severity Rating: Critical
Impact of Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution
Affected Software: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office. For more information, see the Affected Software section.

Important (1) -

Bulletin Identifier: Windows Bulletin 2
Maximum Severity Rating: Important
Impact of Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution
Affected Software: Microsoft Windows. For more information, see the Affected Software section.

Full bulletin: Microsoft TechNet

November 8, 2008 Posted by Smokey | Advisories, Alerts, Downloads, Friends, Security, Vulnerabilities | MS Sec. Bulletin Adv. Notif. Nov. 2008, technet | No Comments Yet

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Welcome to Smokey’s Security Weblog!

Let’s introduce myself: my (nick)name is Smokey aka Smokey Bear.

Like my board Smokey’s Security Forums, this blog is mainly devoted to Security and all related issues. However, other issues like e.g. major occurances on my forum and social topics will be blogged too.

My board offer free security and malware related Support, Help, Advice and Education forums, however is not limited to such issues. Smokey’s have also forums with comprehensive Microsoft Windows related issues like Microsoft and Windows OS Based Products News, MS Download Center, MSDN Developer Information, software reviews, browser and tools forums, Webware, Social Networks info, Hardware- and Gadgets forums and last but not least a dedicated Windows Drivers, Linux Drivers, Firmware and BIOS Survey & Updates section containing (recently) released Drivers, Firmware and BIOSses, Windows 7 releases included. Note: most info on Smokey’s is real-time and therefore always up-to-date.

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