Security Bulletin Advance Notification for October, 2010

On Tuesday, October 12, 2010, Microsoft is planning to release sixteen (16) bulletins addressing 49 vulnerabilities.  These vulnerabilities cover Windows, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Office, and the .NET Framework. As currently anticipated, four of the bulletins are rated Critical, ten are Important and two are Moderate. 

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 Windows
Bulletin 4	Critical Remote Code Execution	May require restart	Microsoft Windows
Bulletin 5	Important Information Disclosure	May require restart	Microsoft Server Software
Bulletin 6	Important Elevation of Privilege	Requires restart	Microsoft Windows
Bulletin 7	Important Elevation of Privilege	Requires restart	Microsoft Windows
Bulletin 8	Important Remote Code Execution	May require restart	Microsoft Office
Bulletin 9	Important Remote Code Execution	May require restart	Microsoft Office
Bulletin 10	Important Remote Code Execution	Requires restart	Microsoft Windows
Bulletin 11	Important Remote Code Execution	May require restart	Microsoft Windows
Bulletin 12	Important Remote Code Execution	Requires restart	Microsoft Windows
Bulletin 13	Important Elevation of Privilege	Requires restart	Microsoft Windows
Bulletin 14	Important Denial of Service	Requires restart	Microsoft Windows
Bulletin 15	Moderate Remote Code Execution	May require restart	Microsoft Windows
Bulletin 16	Moderate Tampering	Requires restart	Microsoft Windows

References:

• MSRC Blog: Advance Notification Service for October 2010 Security Bulletin
• TechNet: Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification for October 2010

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