Microsoft Security Bulletin Matrices

By David A. Gray, MBA

Chief Wizard, WizardWrx

The information in this document is based on information provided to us by Microsoft Corporation, through its published Microsoft Product Security Bulletin series. To the best of our knowledge, the information is accurate. Since Microsoft could revise the related bulletins at any time, you may wish to consult the relevant bulletins before you make decisions based upon the content of this document. To help you do so, we have provided links to the bulletins in the first column of each table, which is headed “Bulletin”.

Although we have done our best to make this information accurate, it is provided “as is,” without any warranty, whatsoever, including any warranty of fitness for a particular use. Use this information at your own risk.

Table 1 - Microsoft Windows Versions Affected by Recent Security Bulletins

Bulletin	Windows 2000 1	Windows XP 2	Windows Server 2003 3	Windows Vista4
MS07-004	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

1	This bulletin applies to Microsoft Windows 2000, Service Pack 4. Service Pack 4 was the final service pack released for Windows 2000, and is the only version for which security updates are available.
2	This bulletin applies to Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2. Service Pack 2 is the most recent service pack released for Windows XP, and is the only version for which security updates are available. Likewise, this bulletin applies to both 32 and 64 bit editions, and to both Home and Professional editions.
3	This bulletin applies to Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Service Pack 1. Service Pack 1 is the most recent service pack released for Windows Server 2003, and is the only version for which security updates are available. Likewise, this bulletin applies to both 32 and 64 bit editions.
4	This bulletin applies to both 32 and 64 bit editions of Windows Vista.

Table 2 - Microsoft Internet Explorer Versions Affected by Recent Security Bulletins

Bulletin	IE 5.01 1	IE 6 SP 1 2	IE7 3
MS07-002	Yes	Yes	Yes

This bulletin applies to Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 6.0, Service Pack 1, running on any version of Microsoft Windows.

This version is very ancient. If at all possible, you should consider upgrading to a newer version, as this version is past the end of its support life cycle, and there is no assurance that future fixes will be made available for it.

This bulletin applies to Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 6.0, Service Pack 1, running on any version of Microsoft Windows.

This version is recently superseded by Windows Internet Explorer 7. Although Microsoft will continue to offer security updates, you should consider upgrading within the next year or so, as it will soon reach the end of its support lifecycle. We don’t expect any feature improvements to be offered for this version.

This bulletin applies to Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 7.0, running on any supported version of Microsoft Windows, including Windows Vista.

Table 3 - Microsoft Office Versions Covered by Recent Security Bulletins

Bulletin	Office 2000 1	Office XP 2	Office 2003 3	Works 4	Office Mac 5
MS07-001	No	No	Yes	No	No
MS07-002	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
MS07-003	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No

1	This bulletin applies to Microsoft Office 2000, Service Pack 3. Service Pack 3 is the most recent service pack released for Windows Server 2003, and is the only version for which security updates are available.
2	This bulletin applies to Microsoft Office XP, Service Pack 3. Service Pack 3 is the most recent service pack released for Windows Server 2003, and is the only version for which security updates are available.
3	This bulletin applies to Microsoft Office System 2003, Service Pack 2. Service Pack 2 is the most recent service pack released for Windows Server 2003, and is the only version for which security updates are available.
4	Includes Microsoft Works Suite 2004 and Microsoft Works Suite 2005.
5	Includes Microsoft Office 2004 for Mac and Microsoft Office v. X for Mac.

Table 4 - Download Locations for Microsoft Software

Product	Location for Updates
Microsoft Office 2000	Office Update - all Users Office Update - U. S. English Language Users
Microsoft Office for Macintosh	Microsoft Office v. X for Mac 10.1.9 Update Mac User Information for all Microsoft Products
Microsoft Office XP	Microsoft Update Web Site
Microsoft Windows (all versions)	Microsoft Update Web Site

Microsoft Security Bulletin Matrices

January 2007