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Feb. 2006 Security Communications Summary

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Michael Cherry

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Two critical updates were issued in Feb. 2006, addressing problems in Internet Explorer and the Windows Media Player. An additional five patches, rated important, were released for Windows and PowerPoint.

Bulletin / Advisory Severity Affected Software KB Article Replaces
MS06-004: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer Critical IE 5.01 SP4 910620 MS05-054
MS06-005: Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Could Allow Remote Code Execution Critical Current versions of Windows Media Player on current versions of Windows 911565 MS05-009
MS06-006: Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Plug-in with Non-Microsoft Internet Browsers Could Allow Remote Code Execution Important Non-Microsoft browsers on current versions of Windows using the plug-in (such as Firefox) 911564  
MS06-007: Vulnerability in TCP/IP Could Allow Denial of Service Important Windows 913446

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