Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for August, 2006

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for August, 2006
Published: August 8, 2006 | Updated: August 8, 2006

Version: 1.0

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Summary

Included in this advisory are updates for newly discovered vulnerabilities. These vulnerabilities, broken down by severity are:

Critical (9)
Important (3)
Additional details available below:
Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for August, 2006