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April 18, 2007

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Products Affected

Problem Description

On April 10 2007, Microsoft released the following security updates:

Note: MS07-017 was first released on April 3. All other security bulletins mentioned in this Field Notice were released on April 10. Though we released a separate field notice for MS07-017 this field notice is cumulative and contains all bulletins released in April.

MS07-017 - Critical

Vulnerabilities in GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution (925902)

Affected Supported Software:

- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

MS07-018 - Critical

Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Content Management Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution (925939)

Affected Supported Software:

- None

MS07-019 - Critical

Vulnerability in Universal Plug and Play Could Allow Remote Code Execution (931261)

Affected Supported Software:

- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

MS07-020 - Critical

Vulnerabilities in GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution (925902)

Affected Supported Software:

- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

MS07-021 - Critical

Vulnerabilities in CSRSS Could Allow Remote Code Execution (930178)

Affected Supported Software:

- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

MS07-022 - Important

Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (931784)

Affected Supported Software:

- Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2

- Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

- Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

Background

Cisco Customer Contact Software Policy for use of Third-Party Software and Security Updates

Microsoft Security Page

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

MS07-017 - Vulnerabilities in GDI Could Allow Remote Code Execution (925902)

MS07-019 - Vulnerability in Universal Plug and Play Could Allow Remote Code Execution (931261)

MS07-020 - Vulnerability in Microsoft Agent Could Allow Remote Code Execution (932168)

MS07-021 - Vulnerabilities in CSRSS Could Allow Remote Code Execution (930178)

MS07-022 - Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (931784)

Deferred

None

Non-impacting

MS07-018 - Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Content Management Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution (925939)

Not Applicable

None

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 at the Cisco Unified Intelligent Contact Management Enterprise Technical References page.

* 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 referenced on the Microsoft Security 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 April 10, 2007.

Workaround/Solution

Cisco has assessed, and where deemed appropriate, validated the Microsoft security patches addressed in this bulletin along with any workarounds for the problems found.

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 ICM/IPCC and ICM/IPCC Hosted 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 deployed in your environment and service pack level.

Revision History

For More Information

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