This ‘Patch Tuesday’ for August 2013, sees the release of 8 bulletins:
Bulletin Breakdown:
Affected Products:
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 Remote Code Execution |
Requires restart | Microsoft Windows, Internet Explorer |
| Bulletin 2 |
Critical Remote Code Execution |
May require restart | Microsoft Windows |
| Bulletin 3 |
Critical Remote Code Execution |
May require restart | Microsoft Server Software |
| Bulletin 4 |
Important Elevation of Privilege |
Requires restart | Microsoft Windows |
| Bulletin 5 |
Important Elevation of Privilege |
Requires restart | Microsoft Windows |
| Bulletin 6 |
Important Denial of Service |
Requires restart | Microsoft Windows |
| Bulletin 7 |
Important Denial of Service |
Requires restart | Microsoft Windows |
| Bulletin 8 |
Important Information Disclosure |
May require restart | Microsoft Windows |
We will issue further information on the impact of this month’s updates once they have been released for testing from the 14th of August.