Office X for Mac: Detection and deployment guidance for the December 9, 2008 security release

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As part of an ongoing commitment to provide detection tools and deployment recommendations for security updates, Microsoft is delivering this detection and deployment guidance for all updates that are released during a Microsoft Security Response Center (MSRC) release cycle.

This guidance contains recommendations that are based on the kinds of scenarios that may exist in various Microsoft operating system environments. This guidance includes how to use tools such as the following tools:
Windows UpdateMicrosoft UpdateOffice UpdateThe Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA)Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)Microsoft System Center Configuration ManagerMicrosoft Systems Management Server (SMS)The Extended Security Update Inventory Tool
This article describes the detection and deployment guidance for the security release that is dated December 9, 2008.
.Detection and deployment

Environments that detect and deploy security updates by using Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Office Update, and Mactopia
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Security updates that were released on December 9, 2008 are available through the following Web sites. Any exceptions are described in each Web site section. The products that are supported by each Web site are also listed.
Note
Not every update is available on every Web site that is listed here.
Windows Update
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http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate
(http://update.microsoft.com/windowsupdate)

The products that are supported by this Web site are as follows:
Microsoft Windows 2000Windows XPWindows Server 2003Windows VistaWindows Server 2008Microsoft Update
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http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate
(http://update.microsoft.com/microsoftupdate)

You can detect security updates that were released on December 9, 2008 if you use Microsoft Update.
General exceptions
Microsoft Update does not support the following:
Visual Studio 2002 or Visual Studio 2003Digital Image Suite 2006SQL 7.0 or Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0Report Viewer 2005 or Report Viewer 2008Visual FoxPro 8.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1), Visual FoxPro 9.0 SP1, or Visual FoxPro 9.0 SP2 when it is installed on Windows 2000 SP4Platform SDK: GDI+Any Office 2000 componentsAny Macintosh productsMSN Messenger or Windows Live MessengerSpecific exceptions
There are no specific exceptions this month.
Office Update
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http://office.microsoft.com
(http://office.microsoft.com)

The products that are supported by this Web site are as follows:
Office 2000Office 2002Office 2003The 2007 Office systemGeneral exceptionsOffice Update does not support 2007 Office components when they are installed on computers that are running Windows Vista or Windows Server 2008. You must use Microsoft Update instead. Office Update does not support any Macintosh products. Mactopia
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http://www.microsoft.com/mac/
(http://www.microsoft.com/mac/)

The products that are supported by this Web site are as follows:
Microsoft Office 2001 for MacMicrosoft Office 2004 for MacMicrosoft Office X for MacMicrosoft Office 2008 for MacEnvironments that detect security updates by using Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) version 2.1
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You can detect security updates that were released on December 9, 2008 if you use MBSA version 2.1.
General exceptions
MBSA version 2.1 does not support the following:
Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Studio 2002 or Visual Studio 2003Digital Image Suite 2006SQL 7.0 or Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0Report Viewer 2005 or Report Viewer 2008Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1, Visual FoxPro 9.0 SP1, or Visual FoxPro 9.0 SP2 when it is installed on Windows 2000 SP4Platform SDK: GDI+Any Office 2000 componentsAny Macintosh productsMicrosoft Works 8 when you use an offline scanNote For more information, see the “Offline and Online scans” section later in this section. MSN Messenger or Windows Live MessengerSpecific exceptions
There are no specific exceptions this month.
Offline and Online scansOnline scan
This is when the system that is scanned by MBSA 2.1 has connectivity to Microsoft Update. This is shown in the completed scan report. Offline scan
This is when the system that is scanned by MBSA 2.1 is managed by WSUS or is in an offline secure environment that forces the system to use the
WSUSSCN2.CAB offline catalog. Environments that detect and deploy security updates by using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
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You can detect and deploy security updates that were released on December 9, 2008 if you use any of the following items:
WSUS 2.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1)WSUS 3.0WSUS 3.0 SP1General exceptions
WSUS does not support the following:
Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Studio 2002 or Visual Studio 2003Digital Image Suite 2006SQL 7.0 or Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0Report Viewer 2005 or Report Viewer 2008Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1, Visual FoxPro 9.0 SP1, or Visual FoxPro 9.0 SP2 when it is installed on Windows 2000 SP4Platform SDK: GDI+Any Office 2000 componentsAny Macintosh productsMSN Messenger or Windows Live MessengerSpecific exceptions
There are no specific exceptions this month.
Environments that detect and deploy security updates by using SMS 2.0, SMS 2003, or SCCM 2007
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You can detect and deploy all security updates that were released on December 9, 2008 if you use any of the following items:
Systems Management Server (SMS) 2.0 together with the SUS Feature PackSystems Management Server (SMS) 2003 together with the SUS Feature PackSystems Management Server (SMS) 2003 together with Inventory Tool for Microsoft Updates (ITMU)System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) 2007General exceptionsMicrosoft Systems Management Server 2003 Service Pack 3 (SP3) includes support for, and is required for, Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 manageability. SMS 2003 together with ITMU and SCCM 2007 do not support the following products:
Visual Basic 6.0, Visual Studio 2002 or Visual Studio 2003Digital Image Suite 2006SQL 7.0 or Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0Report Viewer 2005 or Report Viewer 2008Visual FoxPro 8.0 SP1, Visual FoxPro 9.0 SP1, or Visual FoxPro 9.0 SP2 when it is installed on Windows 2000 SP4Platform SDK: GDI+Any Office 2000 componentsAny Macintosh productsMSN Messenger or Windows Live MessengerSMS together with the SUS Feature Pack do not support the following products:
Microsoft Expression Web and Microsoft Expression Web 2Host Integration Server 2000, Host Integration Server 2004, and Host Integration Server 2006Forefront Client Security 1.0 when it is installed on Windows 2000 SP4Report Viewer 2005 or Report Viewer 2008Visual FoxPro 9.0 SP1 and Visual FoxPro 9.0 SP2 when it is installed on Windows 2000 SP4The .NET Framework 2.0 and the .NET Framework 2.0 SP1 when it is installed on Windows 2000 SP4Windows Media Player 11Digital Image Suite 2006Microsoft Data Engine (MSDE) 1.0SQL Server 2005SQL Server 2008Visual Studio 2008Exchange 2007 Microsoft Works 8The 2007 Office systemWindows Internet Explorer 7Windows VistaWindows Server 2008Search Server 2008Any x64-based versions of Windows or of SQL ServerAny Itanium-based versions of Windows or of SQL ServerThe SMS SUS Feature Pack, SMS ITMU, and SCCM do not support any Macintosh products. Specific exceptions
There are no specific exceptions this month.
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The SMS SUS Feature Pack requires the Extended Security Update Inventory Tool to detect all the security updates.

To obtain the Extended Security Update Inventory Tool, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2C93DA1D-48A0-4E5C-991F-87E08954F61B&displaylang=en
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=2C93DA1D-48A0-4E5C-991F-87E08954F61B&displaylang=en)
Summary of detection and deployment guidance
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The following table summarizes the detection and deployment guidance for each new security update.
Note
To simplify this table, items that were listed under the “general exceptions” heading for each detection and deployment technology are not included.

For example, the SMS SUS Feature Pack column in this table may include a “Yes.” However, the security bulletin lists a Windows Vista component as affected. Previously, we would have stated in the table that the SMS SUS Feature Pack partly supported the deployment of the security update because the SMS SUS Feature Pack does not support Windows Vista components. Currently, we no longer account for that specific exception in the table because the exception is always listed as a general exception.
Collapse this tableExpand this tableSecurity updateBulletinComponentOffice UpdateWindows UpdateMicrosoft UpdateMBSA 2.1WSUS 2.0 and WSUS 3.0SMS SUS Feature PackSMS Inventory Tool for Microsoft UpdatesSystem Center Configuration Manager 2007Detect and deployDetect and deployDetect and deployDetect onlyDetect and deployDetect and deployDetect and deployDetect and deploy932349MS08-070ActiveXNot applicableYesYesYesYesYesYesYes956802MS08-071GDINot applicableYesYesYesYesYesYesYes957173MS08-072WordYesNot applicableYesYesYesYesYesYes958215MS08-073Internet ExplorerNot applicableYesYesYesYesYesYesYes959070MS08-074ExcelYesNot applicableYesYesYesYesYesYes959349MS08-075SearchNot applicableYesYesYesYesNoYesYes959807MS08-076Windows MediaNot applicableYesYesYesYesYesYesYes957175MS08-077SharePointYesNot applicableYesYesYesYesYesYesRereleased security updates
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There are no rereleases this month.
.Frequently asked questions

What is Microsoft doing to provide guidance about how to deploy these updates?

We encourage system administrators to join the monthly technical webcast to learn more about security updates.
The webcast for this security update airs on December 10 at 11:00 A.M. (Pacific Time). To register, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032374647
(http://msevents.microsoft.com/CUI/EventDetail.aspx?EventID=1032374647)

What other information should I know about MBSA?

For more information about the programs that MBSA currently supports, visit the following Microsoft TechNet Web page:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/mbsa2_1/default.mspx
(http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/tools/mbsa2_1/default.mspx)

Can I use SMS or System Center Configuration Manager to determine whether the updates are required?

Yes. SMS helps detect and deploy these security updates. SMS 2.0 together with the SUS Feature Pack and SMS 2003 together with SUSFP use MBSA version 1.2.1 technology for detection. Therefore, SMS 2.0 together with the SUS Feature Pack and SMS 2003 together with the SUS Feature Pack have limitations that resemble the limitations of MBSA version 1.2.1.

For more information about SMS, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21158
(http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=21158)

The SUS Feature Pack together with the Extended Security Update Inventory Tool are required to detect all the security updates on Microsoft Windows and on other affected Microsoft products.

For more information about the limitations of the SUS Feature Pack, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
306460 

(http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306460/
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Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) returns note messages for some updates

SMS 2.0 together with the SUS Feature Pack and SMS 2003 together with the SUS Feature Pack also use the Microsoft Office Inventory Tool to detect the required security updates for Microsoft Office programs such as Microsoft Word.

SMS 2003 customers can also use ITMU to detect and deploy security updates. ITMU uses technology from Microsoft Updates. For more information about ITMU, visit the following Microsoft Web site:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sms/bb676783.aspx
(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sms/bb676783.aspx)

System Center Configuration Manager 2007 uses WSUS 3.0 for detection and deployment of these security updates. Therefore, anything that is supported by WSUS 3.0 is also supported by System Center Configuration Manager 2007.
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