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Patch Tuesday: May 2015 Brings Unlucky 13, With 3 Critical Updates
Today Microsoft is set to deliver 13 updates to Windows systems.
Rod Trent
May 12, 2015
3 Min Read
Just a week away from Microsoft Ignite, where Microsoft heaped its love on IT Pros, the company is set to slap them back into reality, releasing 13 new updates today – three of those are listed as critical.
We'll be digging through and providing deeper commentary later on today and the rest of this week as issues come to light (there are ALWAYS issues), but wanted to give you a quick heads-up on what to expect to see today.
Here's the list in all its glory…
Bulletin Number | Associated KB | Description | Classification | Affected Systems |
|---|---|---|---|---|
MS15-055 | 3061518 | Vulnerability in Schannel Could Allow Information Disclosure | Important | All currently supported versions of Windows |
MS15-054 | 3051768 | Vulnerability in Microsoft Management Console File Format Could Allow Denial of Service | Important | All currently supported versions of Windows |
MS15-053 | 3057263 | Vulnerabilities in JScript and VBScript Scripting Engines Could Allow Security Feature Bypass | Important | Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 Server Core, Windows Vista |
MS15-052 | 3050514 | Vulnerability in Windows Kernel Could Allow Security Feature Bypass | Important | Windows 8.x, Windows Server 2012 and R2, Windows RT, Server Core (Server 2012 and R2) |
MS15-051 | 3057191 | Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Elevation of Privilege | Important | All currently supported versions of Windows |
MS15-050 | 3055642 | Vulnerability in Service Control Manager Could Allow Elevation of Privilege | Important | All currently supported versions of Windows |
MS15-049 | 3058985 | Vulnerability in Silverlight Could Allow Elevation of Privilege | Important | Silverlight 5 and Sliverlight Runtime 5 for Mac, Windows, and Windows Servers |
MS15-048 | 3057134 | Vulnerabilities in .NET Framework Could Allow Elevation of Privilege | Important | All currently supported versions of Windows |
MS15-047 | 3058083 | Vulnerabilities in Microsoft SharePoint Server Could Allow Remote Code Execution | Important | SharePoint 2007, 2010, and 2013 |
MS15-046 | 3057181 | Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution | Important | All currently supported versions of Office, SharePoint, and Office Web Apps |
MS15-045 | 3046002 | Vulnerability in Windows Journal Could Allow Remote Code Execution | Critical | All currently supported versions of Windows |
MS15-044 | 3057110 | Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Font Drivers Could Allow Remote Code Execution | Critical | All currently supported versions of Windows |
MS15-043 | 3049563 | Critical | Internet Explorer 6-11 |
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