Juniper Networks Protects Customers from All New Microsoft Vulnerabilities Disclosed Today.SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Juniper Networks Juniper Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: JNPR) is an information technology company based in Sunnyvale, California and founded in 1996. The company designs and sells Internet Protocol network products and services. , Inc. (Nasdaq:JNPR JNPR Juniper Networks, Inc. (stock symbol) ) today confirmed its Intrusion Detection and Protection (IDP) security systems and ISG ISG Iraq Study Group ISG Iraq Survey Group ISG International Steel Group ISG Integrated Security Gateway ISG Information Systems Group ISG Information Systems Group (IBM) ISG Integrated Starter/Generator firewall/virtual private network (VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. ) systems with IDP are able to protect customers against all of the new Microsoft vulnerabilities announced today. Juniper Networks' IDP systems running operating code versions 3.0r4 and above, and the ISG firewall/VPN systems with IDP provide coverage for the following vulnerabilities disclosed today: --MS06-004 -- Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer --MS06-005 -- Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Digital jukebox software for Windows from Microsoft that plays a variety of audio, video and streaming formats including MP3, WMA, CD audio and MIDI. Starting with Version 6.2 in 1999, the Windows Media Rights Manager was added for securing copyrighted content. Could Allow Remote Code Execution --MS06-006 -- Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Plug-in Could Allow Remote Code Execution --MS06-007 -- Vulnerability in TCP/IP TCP/IP in full Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol Standard Internet communications protocols that allow digital computers to communicate over long distances. Could Allow Denial of Service A condition in which a system can no longer respond to normal requests. See denial of service attack. --MS06-008 -- Vulnerability in Web Client Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution --MS06-009 -- Vulnerability in the Korean Input Method Editor An input method editor (IME) is a program or operating system component that allows computer users to enter characters and symbols not found on their keyboard. This, for instance, allows the user of a Western keyboard to input Chinese, Japanese, Korean and Indic characters. Could Allow Elevation of Privilege --MS06-010 -- Vulnerability in PowerPoint 2000 Could Allow Information Disclosure For More Information Additional information about Juniper Networks security solutions can be found at http://www.juniper.net/products/. More detailed information about all of the month's Microsoft vulnerabilities can be obtained from the Juniper Networks J-Security Center at http://security.juniper.net or from Microsoft at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/current.aspx. About Juniper Networks, Inc. Juniper Networks is the leader in enabling secure and assured communications over a single IP network. The company's purpose-built, high performance IP platforms enable customers to support many different services and applications at scale. Service providers, enterprises, governments and research and education institutions worldwide rely on Juniper Networks to deliver products for building networks that are tailored to the specific needs of their users, services and applications. Juniper Networks' portfolio of proven networking and security solutions supports the complex scale, security and performance requirements of the world's most demanding networks. Additional information can be found at www.juniper.net. Juniper Networks and the Juniper Networks logo are registered trademarks of Juniper Networks, Inc. in the United States and other countries. All other trademarks, service marks, registered trademarks, or registered service marks are the property of their respective owners. |
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