Windows XP Security updates and patches in 2008

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Works with:
Windows XP (English) with Service Pack 3 installed.

Requires
Windows XP Home or Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 3 installed.

Author/Supplier
Microsoft

About
These downloads are Microsoft’s 2008 every month security updates for Windows XP. The list starts from the latest & go backwards down the page. Each listing includes the official Microsoft Knowledge Base number – beginning with the KB – so you can look them up at Microsoft’s site if needed. Clicking a link will start that patch’s file download.

Read this first.
The patches are only for the Windows XP operating technique. You must install Service Pack 3 first. Optional updates, drivers, hotfixes & critical releases for Web Explorer, Media Player, Office or other Microsoft products are not included here & must be downloaded separately. For important information about patching your technique, see this page.

December
KB956802: Vulnerabilities in GDI
KB954600: Vulnerabilities in Windows Media Components
KB952069: Withdrawn by Microsoft and re-issued in January 2009.

November
KB954459: Vulnerabilities in XML Core Services (patch 1)
KB955069: Vulnerabilities in XML Core Services (patch 2)
KB957097: Vulnerability in SMB

October
KB956391: Cumulative Security Update for ActiveX Killbits (updated and re-issued in October 2009)
KB953155: Vulnerability in Windows Internet Printing
KB954211: Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel
KB956841: Vulnerability in Virtual Address Descriptor Manipulation
KB956803: Vulnerability in the Ancillary Function Driver
KB957095: Vulnerability in SMB
KB958644: Vulnerability in Server Service

September
KB938464: Vulnerabilities in GDI. This was replaced by a newer version in March 2009.

August
KB944338: Vulnerability in VBScript and JScript Scripting Engines
KB946648: Vulnerability in Windows Messenger
KB950582: Vulnerability in Windows Explorer
KB950974: Vulnerabilities in Event System
KB951066: Vulnerabilities in MHTML Protocol
KB952954: Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Image Color Management System
KB953839: Cumulative Security Update for ActiveX Killbits (updated and re-issued in October 2009)

July
KB951748: Vulnerabilities in DNS

June
KB949269: Vulnerability in Active Directory
KB950760: Cumulative Security Update for ActiveX Killbits (updated and re-issued in October 2009)
KB950762: Vulnerabilities in Pragmatic General Multicast
KB951376: Vulnerability in Bluetooth Stack
KB951698: Vulnerabilities in DirectX

January 2008 – May 2008
No updates for Windows XP with SP3. Read here more.

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