Updated: July 11, 2020 (August 21, 2006)

Aug. 2006 Security Communications Summary

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Listed below are the nine critical and three important patches addressing 23 vulnerabilities were distributed on the Aug. 2006 ‘Patch Tuesday’.

Bulletin / Advisory	Severity	Affected Software	KB Article
MS06-040: Vulnerability in Server Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution	Critical	Windows	921883
MS06-041: Vulnerability in DNS Resolution Could Allow Remote Code Execution	Critical	Windows	920683
MS06-042: Cumulative Security Updated for Internet Explorer (IE)	Critical	Internet Explorer	918899
MS06-043: Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Could Allow Remote Code Execution	Critical	Windows	920214
MS06-044: Vulnerability in Microsoft Management Console Could Allow Remote Code Execution	Critical	Windows	917008
MS06-046: Vulnerability in HTML Help Could Allow Remote Code Execution	Critical	Windows	922616
MS06-047: Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual

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