February 2012 Security Bulletin Release Advance Notification
by Micro-ClouseauFor the month of February, Microsoft has announced 9 bulletins addressing 21 vulnerabilities.
Bulletin breakdown:
- 4 bulletins are rated as critical
- 5 bulletins are rated as important
- 7 vulnerabilities could lead to Remote Code Execution
- 2 vulnerabilities could lead to Elevation of Privilege
These updates will be applied to all Microsoft Operating Systems, All supported Internet Explorer browsers, Visio Viewer 2010, SharePoint Server 2010, SharePoint Foundation 2010 and Silverlight 4
The following table summarises the security bulletins for this month in order of severity.
| Bulletin ID | Maximum Severity Rating and Vulnerability Impact | Restart Requirement | Affected Software |
| Bulletin 1 | Critical | Requires restart | Microsoft Windows |
| Remote Code Execution | |||
| Bulletin 2 | Critical | Requires restart | Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer |
| Remote Code Execution | |||
| Bulletin 3 | Critical | Requires restart | Microsoft Windows |
| Remote Code Execution | |||
| Bulletin 4 | Critical | May require restart | Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft Silverlight |
| Elevation of Privilege | |||
| Bulletin 5 | Important | Requires restart | Microsoft Windows |
| Elevation of Privilege | |||
| Bulletin 6 | Important | May require restart | Microsoft Office, Microsoft Server Software |
| Elevation of Privilege | |||
| Bulletin 7 | Important | May require restart | Microsoft Windows |
| Remote Code Execution | |||
| Bulletin 8 | Important | May require restart | Microsoft Windows |
| Remote Code Execution | |||
| Bulletin 9 | Important | May require restart | Microsoft Office |
| Remote Code Execution |
We will issue further information on the impact of this month’s updates once they have been released for testing from the 15th of February 2012.
