Updated: July 13, 2020 (April 19, 2004)

April 2004 Critical Update Summary

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Three critical updates were issued in the Apr. 2004 security posting. Note that the updates group patches for multiple vulnerabilities to reduce download size, and not all can be detected using the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) patch detection tool.

Bulletin	Vulnerability Impact	MBSA Detection	Comments
MS04-011 Security Update for Microsoft Windows	Attacker gains control of affected system remotely, without user action.	Partial, see bulletin	Updates for 14 vulnerabilities
MS04-012 Cumulative Update for Microsoft RPC/DCOM	Attacker gains control of affected system remotely, without user action.	Yes	Updates for four vulnerabilities
MS04-013 Cumulative Security Update for Outlook Express	Attacker gains control of affected system remotely when user views attacker’s e-mail or Web page.	No (MBSA does not cover Outlook Express)

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