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Reference: CERT-EU Security Advisory 2012-0140

Title: Microsoft Security Updates - Advance Notification

Version history:
07.12.2012 Initial publication

CERT-EU has received advance notification from Microsoft on a number of new security updates which are planned for release on December 11, 2012.

This advisory is intended to help you plan for the deployment of these security updates more effectively. Please note that the list of affected software shown below is an abstract. The December 2012 Advance Notification Summary page is now live at http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/ms12-dec.

Microsoft's security content posted to the web is occasionally updated to reflect late-breaking information. If this results in an inconsistency between the information here and the information in Microsoft's web-based security content, the information in Microsoft's web-based security content is authoritative.

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Bulletin ID: Bulletin 1
Maximum Severity Rating:  Critical
Vulnerability Impact: Remote Code Execution
Restart Requirement: restart required
Affected Software: Internet Explorer, Microsoft Windows.
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Bulletin ID: Bulletin 2
Maximum Severity Rating: Critical
Vulnerability Impact: Remote Code Execution
Restart Requirement: restart required
Affected Software: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Server Software.
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Bulletin ID: Bulletin 3
Maximum Severity Rating:  Critical
Vulnerability Impact: Remote Code Execution
Restart Requirement: May require restart
Affected Software: Microsoft Office.
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Bulletin ID: Bulletin 4
Maximum Severity Rating:  Important
Vulnerability Impact: Remote Code Execution
Restart Requirement: May require restart
Affected Software: Microsoft Exchange Server.
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Bulletin ID: Bulletin 5
Maximum Severity Rating:  Important
Vulnerability Impact: Remote Code Execution
Restart Requirement: restart required
Affected Software: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Server Software.
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Bulletin ID: Bulletin 6
Maximum Severity Rating:  Important
Vulnerability Impact: Remote Code Execution
Restart Requirement: restart required
Affected Software: Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Server Software.
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Bulletin ID: Bulletin 7
Maximum Severity Rating:  Important
Vulnerability Impact: Security Feature Bypass
Restart Requirement: restart required
Affected Software: Microsoft Server Software.

Although changes are not anticipated, the number of bulletins, products affected, restart information, and severities are subject to change until released.

Best Regards,
CERT-EU
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