Re: Is the installation of KB873374, GDI+ Detection Tool, really a security update for a Windows 2000 Server?
From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 09/20/04
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Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 19:45:55 +0200
Nate Goulet wrote:
> Is the installation of KB873374, GDI+ Detection Tool really a
> security update for a Windows 2000 Server?
The GDI+ Detection Tool is not a security update, just a tool
that tries (and badly so) to detect if you need any of the
available GDI+ updates.
> Should I bother installing this on my Windows 2000 Server? I'd
> rather not install optional updates that are not "critical".
If you have IE6 SP1 installed on the server, you should install this
one:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B0095851-674D-4357-868C-DD75D88405EC&displaylang=en
> We're not running any of the programs in the list below on any of our
> pcs, so does that mean I don't need to install this?
>
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;873374
>
> The information in this article applies to:
> [snip list]
The list did not include the IE6 SP1 update or the Windows XP update.
If you have WinXP computers not running SP2, you should install this
one:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=6F8D70C1-63BD-4213-82C1-20266FDFD735&displaylang=en
If you have non-WinXP computers running IE 6 SP1, you should install
this one:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyId=B0095851-674D-4357-868C-DD75D88405EC&displaylang=en
More about this here:
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-028
Buffer Overrun in JPEG Processing (GDI+) Could Allow Code Execution
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS04-028.mspx
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