Tuesday, May 08, 2012

Microsoft May 2012 Security Bulletin Release


Microsoft released seven (7) bulletins, of which three (3) bulletins ares identified as Critical and four (4) as Important.

The bulletins address twenty-three (23) vulnerabilities in  Microsoft Windows, Office, Silverlight, and .NET Framework.  At least two of the updates will require a restart. 

If you have had difficulties with .NET Framework in the past, it is strongly advised that updates MS12-034 and MS12-035 be installed separately, including a shutdown/restart. 


Security Bulletins


Support

The following additional information is provided in the Security Bulletin:
  • The affected software listed have been tested to determine which versions are affected. Other versions are past their support life cycle. To determine the support life cycle for your software version, visit Microsoft Support Lifecycle.
  • Customers in the U.S. and Canada can receive technical support from Security Support or 1-866-PCSAFETY. There is no charge for support calls that are associated with security updates. For more information about available support options, see Microsoft Help and Support.
  • International customers can receive support from their local Microsoft subsidiaries. There is no charge for support that is associated with security updates. For more information about how to contact Microsoft for support issues, visit International Help and Support.

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1 comment:

Jules said...

I think there are more and more vulnerabilities that are being discovered, but Microsoft is not able to patch all of them in time thus allowing hackers to take advantage of them.