the Exchange team released security bulletin MS13-105. Updates are being made available for the following versions of Exchange Server:
Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2
Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 3
Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 2
Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 Cumulative Update 3
The Exchange 2013 Server Role Requirements Calculator received an update. The new version number is 6.1.
Changes since version 5.9:
You can download the calculator here.
Cumulative Update 3 for Microsoft Exchange Server 2013 contains the fix for the security issue that is described in Security Bulletin MS13-061
(http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/security/bulletin/MS13-061)
and resolves the issues that are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) articles:
2865161 “Errors: Failed exporting item id: from source id” when you try to copy search results in an Exchange Server 2013 environment
2866064 Can’t load OWA Premium by using Internet Explorer 11 in an Exchange Server environment
2871980 Child domains are not displayed for selection when you create a mailbox by using EAC in an Exchange Server 2013 environment
2874216 Security issue that is described in Security Bulletin MS13-061 is resolved by an Exchange Server update
2878160 “The Active Directory user wasn’t found” error when you create or update an In-Place eDiscovery search in an Exchange Server 2013 environment
2882608 Exchange Server 2013 does not share the inproxy.dll file
2886115 Retention policies are not applied to Exchange Server 2013 mailboxes when user accounts are on different domains
2888274 WebClientReadFormQueryString string and WebClientEditFormQueryString string return incorrect URLs in an Exchange Server 2013 environment
2888315 Event 2112 or 2180 is logged when you try to back up a database in an Exchange Server 2013 environment
2888612 Retention policy does not work after you run a cmdlet in an Exchange Server 2013 environment
2889786 Sign-in format for Outlook Web App on mobile devices is not adjusted according to the Set-OwaVirtualDerictory cmdlet in an Exchange Server 2013 environment
2890650 Items in the Drafts folder are not stamped with the retention policy tag in an Exchange Server 2010 or 2013 environment
2895487 “Copy Search Results” option does not work in an Exchange server 2013 environment
2895500 DBCS characters appear garbled when you run some PowerShell scripts in EMS in an Exchange Server 2013 environment
2895678 “Nombre de usuario\dominio” is displayed unexpectedly on the Spanish version of the OWA and EAC logon pages in an Exchange Server 2013 environment
2902929 You cannot forward an external meeting request in an Exchange Server 2013 environment
2902933 “Generate incident report” does not display the “Bcc” field in an Exchange Server 2013 environment
2902934 Korean language localization issue in Exchange 2013 OWA user interface
2902936 You cannot change SMTP addresses for distribution groups by using EAC in an Exchange Server 2013 environment
2902938 You cannot preview Office documents in shared folders by using Outlook Web App in an Exchange Server 2013 environment
2902939 EMS connection error when you separately install an Exchange Server 2013 Mailbox server and a Client Access server
2883203 Exchange Server 2013 restarts frequently after Cumulative Update 2 is installed
2890814 No redirection to the Outlook Web App URL for Exchange Online users in an Exchange hybrid deployment
Update Rollup 3 for Exchange Server 2010 SP3 contains the fix for the security issue that is described in Security Bulletin MS13-061
and resolves the issues that are described in the following Microsoft Knowledge Base (KB) articles:
2715761 “550 5.6.0” NDR when you send a yearly recurring meeting request in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
2839533 RPC Client Access service freezes in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
2840454 “The rules on this computer do not match the rules on Microsoft Exchange” error when you manage rules by using Outlook 2013 in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
2866064 Can’t load OWA Premium by using Internet Explorer 11 in an Exchange Server environment
2874070 Public folders are exposed although the user does not have rights to see the parent folders in an Exchange Server 2010 SP3 environment
2878175 Client Access server crashes when you use Outlook with a Riverbed WAN optimizer in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
2879320 Retention action setting is not updated in FAI items by running the Set-RetentionPolicyTag cmdlet in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
2879736 Office 365 users cannot retrieve an on-premises user’s free/busy data in an Exchange Server 2010-based hybrid deployment
2880153 RPC Client Access Service crashes if Outlook is in online mode in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
2880290 RPC Client Access service crashes when you use Outlook in ANSI online mode in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
2882467 RPC Client Access service stops if Outlook is in online mode in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
2882677 BlackBerry device is not redirected in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
2886469 EAS client receives status code 8 during synchronization in an on-premises Exchange Server 2010 environment
2886567 “Objects added to a BindingSource’s list must all be of the same type” error message when you add an additional domain name in Exchange Server 2010 SP3
2887574 RPC Client Access service freezes when your mailbox reaches the quota limit in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
2888406 Mailbox Replication service crashes when you try to move mailboxes in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
2888906 Events 1000, 4999, and 9775 are logged when Store.exe crashes on an Exchange Server 2010 SP3 Mailbox server
2888911 W3wp.exe crashes when you decline a meeting request by using Outlook Web App or an EWS application in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
2890650 Items in the Drafts folder are not stamped with the retention policy tag in an Exchange Server 2010 or 2013 environment
2891194 Exchange ActiveSync devices are marked as “Blocked” in EMS and EMC when the devices are synchronizing with the Exchange Server 2010 server
2892337 Outlook client freezes when you try to sort email folders by columns in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
2893437 Delegate can read your AD RMS protected messages by using Outlook Web App in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
2896304 Background image is displayed incorrectly in an email message when a disclaimer rule is enabled in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
2899146 You cannot drag email messages to other folders by using Outlook Web App in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
Today on the Office blog Exchange Team announced that service pack 1 for the 2013 set of products including Office, SharePoint and Exchange will be released early next year. We know our Exchange customers have been looking for confirmation of the release but also have a desire for an early look at what’s coming with Exchange Server 2013 Service Pack 1 (SP1). So let’s have a first look a few things you can expect to see in SP1. But wait… we haven’t released CU3 – well, news about CU3 is imminent – stay tuned for more information about CU3 coming very soon.
In this post we are highlighting a few of the notable improvements to be included in SP1. This isn’t an all-inclusive list, so stay tuned for additional details as we approach release.
SP1 will require customers to update their Active Directory schema – customers should assume this requirement for all Exchange Server 2013 updates. Plan for this required update to quickly take advantage SP1 updates. Active Directory Schema updates for Exchange are additive and always backwards compatible with previous releases and versions.
Microsoft published an important hotfix for .NET 4.5 earlier this year. It wasn’t picked up on by many, therefor a quick write up on the matter.
Since Exchange 2013 is built on top of .NET 4.5, it is recommended to install the hotfix on all Exchange 2013 Mailbox and Multi-Role servers. The hotfix will reduce the memory consumption of the store worker processes.
If you’re using Windows Server 2008 R2, the hotfix is KB2803754 and can be requested here; when using Windows Server 2012 the hotfix is KB2803755 which can be requested here.
After installing the hotfix, you need to do one of the following things:
I’d prefer the first option. Note that you need to restart the server for the change to become effective.
Thanks to EighTwOne
On August 14th, ExchangeTeam announced the removal of the MS13-061 Security Update for Exchange Server 2013 due to an issue where the patch changed settings for the search infrastructure, placing the content index for all databases into a failed state. As of today, we have released updated security updates for both Exchange 2013 RTM CU1 and Exchange 2013 RTM CU2.
Download links for MS13-061:
The Exchange 2010 SP2 RU7 update contains the changes for MS13-061. For more details, see the MS13-061 security bulletin.
The Exchange 2010 SP3 RU2 update contains fixes for a number of customer-reported and internally found issues, as well as, the changes for MS13-061. For more details, including a list of fixes included in this update, see KB 2866475 and the MS13-061 security bulletin. I would like to specifically call out the following fixes which are included in this release:
2837926 Error message when you try to activate a passive copy of an Exchange Server 2010 SP3 database: “File check failed”
2851419 Slow performance in some databases after Exchange Server 2010 is running continuously for at least 23 days
2855083 Public Folder contents are not replicated successfully from Exchange Server 2003 or Exchange Server 2007 to Exchange Server 2010
2859596 Event ID 4999 when you use a disclaimer transport rule in an environment that has Update Rollup 1 for Exchange Server 2010 SP3 installed
2860037 iOS devices cannot synchronize mailboxes in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
2861118 W3wp.exe process for the MSExchangeSyncAppPool application pool crashes in an Exchange Server 2010 SP2 or SP3 environment
2863473 Users cannot access Outlook mailboxes that connect to a Client Access server array in an Exchange Server 2010 environment
The Exchange 2007 SP3 RU11 update contains two fixes in addition to the changes for MS13-061. For more details, including a list of fixes included in this update, see KB 2873746 and the MS13-061 security bulletin. We would like to specifically call out the following fixes which are included in this release:
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