Vulnerability in Windows SharePoint Services 3.0 and Office SharePoint Server 2007 Could Result in Elevation of Privilege Within the SharePoint Site (942017)
This is not a straight forward patch. You certainly can't use automatic updates to install this (which begs the question as to why it is an automatic updatable patch!).
First, the WSS 3.0 patch is Windows Service pack specific (on top of the usual 32 or 64 bit requirement) so there is a different download for W2K SP1 and SP2.
My install required a reboot, don't fret that SahrePoint doesn't start, then you have to run the config wizard.
There are a number of known issues that can affect the success of the patch install.
The MOSS patch has a prerequisite of the WSS patch and also has a number of known issues.
My install required a reboot, don't fret that SahrePoint doesn't start, then you have to run the config wizard.
Now you can understand why this patch was probably pulled from the September release.