Black Tuesday - Microsoft Security Updates for Aug 2006

As part of Microsoft's routine, monthly security update cycle we released the following 12 security updates on August 8, 2006:

• MS06-040 - Critical - Vulnerability in Server Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution
• MS06-041 - Critical - Vulnerability in DNS Resolution Could Allow Remote Code Execution
• MS06-042 - Critical - Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
• MS06-043 - Critical -Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Could Allow Remote Code Execution
• MS06-044 - Critical - Vulnerability in Microsoft Management Console Could Allow Remote Code Execution
• MS06-045 - Important - Vulnerability in Windows Explorer Could Allow Remote Code Execution
• MS06-046 - Critical - Vulnerability in HTML Help Could Allow Remote Code Execution
• MS06-047 - Critical - Vulnerability in Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications Could Allow Remote Code Execution
• MS06-048 - Critical - Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution
• MS06-049 - Important - Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Result in Elevation of Privilege
• MS06-050 - Important - Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows Hyperlink Object Library Could Allow Remote Code Execution
• MS06-051 - Critical - Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Result in Remote Code Execution

Mad Props to Austin's Pedram Amini of the TippingPoint Security Research Team for reporting the Hyperlink Object Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - CVE-2006-3086.

Go get'em @ WindowsUpdate