Microsoft October Security Bulletin Posted – Webcast tomorrow
The October Microsoft security bulletin is now posted and includes 13 separate bulletin IDs, including: MS09-050, MS09-051, MS09-052, MS09-053, MS09-054, MS09-055, MS09-056, MS09-057, MS09-058, MS09-059, MS09-060, MS09-061, & MS09-062. Here is a brief overview of each of these, as well as information on the maximum severity rating/vulnerability impact, restart requirement, and affected software (you can get more detailed info on any of these by clicking on the Bulletin ID number):
Bulletin ID |
Bulletin Title and Executive Summary |
Maximum Severity Rating and Vulnerability Impact |
Restart Requirement |
Affected Software |
Vulnerabilities in SMBv2 Could Allow Remote Code Execution (975517) |
Critical Remote Code Execution |
Requires restart |
Microsoft Windows |
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Vulnerabilities in Windows Media Runtime Could Allow Remote Code Execution (975682) |
Critical Remote Code Execution |
May require restart |
Microsoft Windows |
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Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Could Allow Remote Code Execution (974112) |
Critical Remote Code Execution |
May require restart |
Microsoft Windows |
|
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (974455) |
Critical Remote Code Execution |
Requires restart |
Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer |
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Cumulative Security Update of ActiveX Kill Bits (973525) |
Critical Remote Code Execution |
May require restart |
Microsoft Windows |
|
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Active Template Library (ATL) ActiveX Controls for Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (973965) |
Critical Remote Code Execution |
May require restart |
Microsoft Office |
|
Vulnerabilities in the Microsoft .NET Common Language Runtime Could Allow Remote Code Execution (974378) |
Critical Remote Code Execution |
May require restart |
Microsoft Windows, Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft Silverlight |
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Vulnerabilities in GDI+ Could Allow Remote Code Execution (957488) |
Critical Remote Code Execution |
May require restart |
Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer, Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft Office, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Developer Tools, Microsoft Forefront |
|
Vulnerabilities in FTP Service for Internet Information Services Could Allow Remote Code Execution (975254) |
Important Remote Code Execution |
May require restart |
Microsoft Windows |
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Vulnerabilities in Windows CryptoAPI Could Allow Spoofing (974571) |
Important Spoofing |
Requires restart |
Microsoft Windows |
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Vulnerability in Indexing Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (969059) |
Important Remote Code Execution |
Requires restart |
Microsoft Windows |
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Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (971486) |
Important Elevation of Privilege |
Requires restart |
Microsoft Windows |
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Vulnerability in Local Security Authority Subsystem Service Could Allow Denial of Service (975467) |
Important Denial of Service |
Requires restart |
Microsoft Windows |
You can view the entire Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for October HERE. Tomorrow, we will be hosting the October security bulletin webcast where we will be covering the items included in this bulletin. You can register now for the October security bulletin webcast and join us for this webcast tomorrow. Here are some other sources of information you should also be aware of:
- For information about how to receive automatic notifications whenever Microsoft security bulletins are issued, visit Microsoft Technical Security Notifications.
- For more information about the bulletin advance notification service, see Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification.
- Missed a security bulletin webcast and want to view it on demand? No problem. For more information on how to do this, see Microsoft Security Bulletin Summaries and Webcasts.
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Microsoft Worldwide Partner Group
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