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Important: Check MS08-067 and Apply the Update!

This vulnerability is marked as “Critical”, and nearly all windows product are affected.

Although it was reported privately to Microsoft and no expolit code leaked now, it is always safer to take action immediately. If you don’t do that, later hackers and worms might be able to attack your machines through RPC service from Internet, and take full control of your machine.

If automatic update is turned on, you will receive the update now. Apply it, make a restart.

For IT Pros, you need to check this for details:

https://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-067.mspx

In case you need to download the files manually:

Operating System Maximum Security Impact Aggregate Severity Rating Bulletins Replaced by this Update

Microsoft Windows 2000 Service Pack 4

Remote Code Execution

Critical

MS06-040

Windows XP Service Pack 2

Remote Code Execution

Critical

MS06-040

Windows XP Service Pack 3

Remote Code Execution

Critical

None

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition

Remote Code Execution

Critical

MS06-040

Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2

Remote Code Execution

Critical

None

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1

Remote Code Execution

Critical

MS06-040

Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2

Remote Code Execution

Critical

None

Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition

Remote Code Execution

Critical

MS06-040

Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2

Remote Code Execution

Critical

None

Windows Server 2003 with SP1 for Itanium-based Systems

Remote Code Execution

Critical

MS06-040

Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems

Remote Code Execution

Critical

None

Windows Vista and Windows Vista Service Pack 1

Remote Code Execution

Important

None

Windows Vista x64 Edition and Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 1

Remote Code Execution

Important

None

Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems*

Remote Code Execution

Important

None

Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems*

Remote Code Execution

Important

None

Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems

Remote Code Execution

Important

None

 

Although this is only a security fix for the OS, as a SharePoint Developer/Administrator, you will always be responsibile for the security issues. So let’s prevent things from happen at the beginning.