FN - 62502 - Cisco Enterprise and Hosted Contact Center Products Notice for Microsoft August 2006 Security Updates

August 22, 2006

NOTICE:

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Products Affected

Products Affected
CCS - 5.0, with the most up to date service release
CEM - 5.0, with the most up to date service release
CVP - 3.0 and 3.1,with the most up to date service release
Cisco CTI and CTI OS - 6.0(0) and 7.0(0) with the most up to date service release; 7.0(0) SR4
Cisco Internet Service Node - 2.0(0) and 2.1(0)
ICM Enterprise - 6.0(0) and 7.0(0) with the most up to date service release; 7.0(0) SR4
ICM Hosted - 6.0(0) and 7.0(0) with the most up to date service release; 7.0(0) SR4
IPCC Enterprise - 6.0(0) and 7.0(0) with the most up to date service release; 7.0(0) SR4
IPCC Hosted - 6.0(0) and 7.0(0) with the most up to date service release; 7.0(0) SR4

Problem Description

On August 08, 2006, Microsoft released the following security updates:

MS06-040 - Critical

Vulnerability in Server Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (921883)

Affected Supported Software:

-Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

-Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

-Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

MS06-041 - Critical

Vulnerability in DNS Resolution Could Allow Remote Code Execution (920683)

Affected Supported Software:

-Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

-Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

-Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

MS06-042 - Critical

Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (918899)

Affected Supported Software:

-Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

-Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

-Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

MS06-043 - Critical

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Could Allow Remote Code Execution (920214)

Affected Supported Software:

-Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

-Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

MS06-044 - Critical

Vulnerability in Microsoft Management Console Could Allow Remote Code Execution (917008)

Affected Supported Software:

-Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

-Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

MS06-045 - Important

Vulnerabilities in Windows Explorer Could Allow Remote Code Execution (921398)

Affected Supported Software:

-Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

-Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

-Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

MS06-046 - Critical

Vulnerability in HTML Could Allow Remote Code Execution (922616)

Affected Supported Software:

-Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

-Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

-Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

MS06-047 - Critical

Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Basic Could Allow Remote Code Execution (921645)

Affected Supported Software:

-None

MS06-048 - Critical

Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (922968)

Affected Supported Software: -None

MS06-049 - Important

Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Result in Elevation of Privilege (920958)

Affected Supported Software:

-Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

-Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

MS06-050 - Important

Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Hyperlink Object Could Allow Remote Code Execution (920670)

Affected Supported Software:

-Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

-Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

-Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

MS06-051 - Critical

Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Result in Remote Code Execution (917422)

Affected Supported Software:

-Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

-Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

-Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

For additional information on Microsoft security updates, see the Microsoft Security Home Page.

Background

Cisco evaluates Microsoft security notices and updates for potential impact to Cisco Contact Center products.

The qualification process results in one of four categorical ratings being applied to a given update: Impacting, Not Impacting, Deferred, or Not Applicable.

The four ratings are defined in the Cisco Customer Contact Software Policy for use of Third-Party Software and Security Updates document.

For the security updates listed in the Problem Description section of this bulletin, Cisco has assigned the updates to the following categories:

Impacting

MS06-040 - Vulnerability in Server Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution

MS06-041 - Vulnerability in DNS Resolution Could Allow Remote Code Execution

MS06-043 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Could Allow Remote Code Execution

MS06-044 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Management Console Could Allow Remote Code Execution

MS06-045 - Vulnerabilities in Windows Explorer Could Allow Remote Code Execution

MS06-049 - Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Result in Elevation of Privilege

MS06-051 - Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Result in Remote Code Execution

Deferred

MS06-042 - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer

MS06-046 - Vulnerability in HTML Could Allow Remote Code Execution

MS06-050 - Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Hyperlink Object Could Allow Remote Code Execution

Non-impacting

MS06-047 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Basic Could Allow Remote Code Execution

MS06-048 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution

Not Applicable

None

Due to the nature of some of the vulnerabilities addressed by a number of critical, important and moderate security updates only exploitable if a user visited a malicious Web (or FTP) site or viewed a malicious e-mail message that could potentially allow remote code execution, the updates MS06-042, MS06-046 and MS06-050 are deferred and will be rolled up into the next service release testing of the supported applications. While an attacker who successfully exploited these vulnerabilities could take complete control of an affected system or cause a denial of service attack, Production Contact Center application servers should not be used for chat, e-mail or to browse unknown and potentially dangerous Web (or FTP) sites.

Proper care should be taken in deciding on which updates to apply to your systems. For additional information on the security measures to be considered in an ICM environment, refer to the Security Best Practices for Cisco Intelligent Contact Management Software Guide.

Product	Version(s)	Tested (Y/I*)	Components Tested
ICM/IPCC	7.0(0) SR4	Y	All ICM/IPCC components tested on Windows Server 2003 SP1
CTIOS	7.0(0) SR4	Y	CTIOS components testedon Windows Server 2003 SP1; Agent Desktop on Windows XP SP2
CVP	3.1 SR2	Y	CVP components tested on Windows Server 2003 SP4 with Rollup 1
CEM, CCS	CEM 5.0 SR5, CCS 5.0 SR3, CMB 5.0 SR1, DCA 2.0(1) SR2	Y	CEM and CCS components tested on Windows Server 2000 SP4 with Rollup 1

Testing Disposition

I - In Progress (indicating that testing is in progress and will be updated when complete)

Y - Yes (tested)

NA - Not Applicable (none of the security updates are being tested because of a Not Applicable or Deferred assessment)

Customers should follow Microsoft's guidelines regarding when and how they should apply these updates. Refer to the Microsoft website for full details of the potential exposure from the caveat is referenced on the Microsoft Security Home Page.

Problem Symptoms

It is important to point out that Cisco Contact Center Support has not had any cases pertaining to this vulnerability recorded from our customer base as of August 10, 2006

Workaround/Solution

Cisco recommends that Contact Center customers separately assess all security patches released by Microsoft and install those deemed appropriate for their environments.

Cisco will continue to provide a service of separately assessing and where necessary, validating higher severity security patches that may be relevant to the Contact Center Enterprise software products.

Visit the Microsoft website to acquire the fixes. Keep in mind that you should download the appropriate fixes based on the version of the Microsoft operating system and service pack level deployed in your environment.

Revision History

Revision	Date	Comment
1.0	22-AUG-2006	Initial Public Release

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