This Tuesday, Microsoft will be releasing 11 security bulletins addressing 25 vulnerabilities. Some of the main vulnerabilities that are going to be patched are:
- The VBScript Internet Explorer Help File vulnerability
- The SMB flaw that can crash Windows 7 / Server 2008 R2 remotely (Disclosed way back in November 2009)
Along with these security patches, there will also be a few non-security patches marked as high-priority that affect Microsoft Update. An updated version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool will also be released.
The exact breakdown of the bulletins is as follows:
- Bulletin 1: Critical (Remote Code Execution) – Affects Windows
- Bulletin 2: Critical (Remote Code Execution) – Affects Windows
- Bulletin 3: Critical (Remote Code Execution) – Affects Windows
- Bulletin 4: Critical (Remote Code Execution) – Affects Windows
- Bulletin 5: Critical (Remote Code Execution) – Affects Windows
- Bulletin 6: Important (Elevation of Privilege) – Affects Windows
- Bulletin 7: Important (Remote Code Execution) – Affects Windows
- Bulletin 8: Important (Remote Code Execution) – Affects Office
- Bulletin 9: Important (Denial of Service) – Affects Windows & Exchange
- Bulletin 10: Important (Remote Code Execution) – Affects Office
- Bulletin 11: Moderate (Spoofing) – Affects Windows
For further reading on the patches to be released, check out the Microsoft Security Bulletin page.
