Microsoft has released four Security Bulletins on July 8, covering 9 separate vulnerabilities. The bulletins addressed errors in Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Microsoft SQL Server, and Microsoft Exchange Server. On July 7, Microsoft released Security Advisory 955179 announcing a Snapshot Viewer ActiveX control flaw in Microsoft Access.
- Critical
- Systems worldwide are targeted by a worm.
- New malware that potentially can cause damage has been reported and has spread globally.
- Severe
- An unpatched or recently patched vulnerability can be exploited by a worm, and systems worldwide are at risk to be targeted by a particular worm. No worm activity has been identified.
- A high incidence of new malware that potentially can cause damage has been reported.
- Elevated
- An unpatched or recently patched vulnerability is present on many systems worldwide but requires user interaction to be exploited.
- An existing vulnerability becomes more serious because new exploit code has been published.
- There is new malware activity, but it is not widespread.
- Low
- There is no direct threat to systems that have been patched.
- No new significant malware activity has been reported.
