ZCM 10.1.1 PM Vulnerabilities page not accurate ...fails to replace "MS08-074 Excel Viewer" w/ new versions

  • 7002201
  • 16-Dec-2008
  • 27-Apr-2012

Environment

Novell ZENworks 10 Configuration Management with Support Pack 1 - 10.1
Novell ZENworks 10 Configuration Management with Support Pack 1 - 10.1 Patch Management

Situation

Vulnerabilities page not accurate ...fails to replace "MS08-074 Excel Viewer"w/ new versions.
Application Event Viewer errors for  MS08-074 Excel Viewer

Resolution

This is fixed in version 10.2 - see KB 7003225 "ZENworks Configuration Management SP2 (10.2) - update information and list of fixes" which can be found at https://www.novell.com/support

Additional Information

Errors:  "The description for Event ID ( 4096 ) in Source ( ZENworks ) cannot be found.  The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: ERROR: [12/12/08 4:25:15 PM] Loader.MandatoryBaselineManager Failed to download MS08-074 Security Update for Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003 (KB 958434) File:  http://download.windowsupdate.com/ Failed to download MS08-074 Security Update  for Microsoft Excel Viewer 2003 (KB 958434) File:  http://download.windowsupdate.com/   Probable Cause: Update Cache Failed"

"The description for Event ID ( 4096 ) in Source ( ZENworks ) cannot be found.  The local computer may not have the necessary registry information or message DLL files to display messages from a remote computer. You may be able to use the /AUXSOURCE= flag to retrieve this description; see Help and Support for details. The following information is part of the event: ERROR: [12/12/08 4:25:22 PM] Loader.MandatoryBaselineManager Failed to download MS08-074 Security Update for Microsoft Excel Viewer 2007 (KB 958442) File:  http://download.windowsupdate.com/ Failed to download MS08-074 Security Update for Microsoft Excel Viewer 2007 (KB 958442) File:  http://download.windowsupdate.com/   Probable Cause: Update Cache Failed"