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Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for October 12 2010

Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for October 12 2010
Published: October 12 2010

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Today Microsoft released the following Security Bulletin(s).

Bulletin Summary:

http://www.microsoft...n/ms10-oct.mspx

Critical (4)
Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2360131)
http://go.microsoft..../?LinkId=202013

Vulnerability in Media Player Network Sharing Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2281679)
http://go.microsoft..../?LinkId=201722

Vulnerability in the Embedded OpenType Font Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution (982132)
http://go.microsoft..../?LinkId=194560

Vulnerability in .NET Framework Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2160841)
http://go.microsoft..../?LinkId=201704

Important (10)
Vulnerabilities in SafeHTML Could Allow Information Disclosure (2412048)
http://go.microsoft..../?LinkID=202016

Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (981957)
http://go.microsoft..../?LinkId=201093

Vulnerabilities in the OpenType Font (OTF) Format Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2279986)
http://go.microsoft..../?LinkId=201084

Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2293194)
http://go.microsoft..../?LinkId=201696

Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2293211)
http://go.microsoft..../?LinkId=200529

Vulnerability in Windows Common Control Library Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2296011)
http://go.microsoft..../?LinkId=201086

Vulnerability in Windows Media Player Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2378111)
http://go.microsoft..../?LinkId=201098

Vulnerability in COM Validation in Windows Shell and WordPad Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2405882)
http://go.microsoft..../?LinkId=190553

Vulnerability in Windows Local Procedure Call Could Cause Elevation of Privilege (2360937)
http://go.microsoft..../?LinkId=201720

Vulnerability in SChannel Could Allow Denial of Service (2207566)
http://go.microsoft..../?LinkId=201705



Moderate (2)
Vulnerability in Microsoft Foundation Classes Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2387149)
http://go.microsoft..../?LinkId=201703

Vulnerability in Windows Shared Cluster Disks Could Allow Tampering (2294255)
http://go.microsoft..../?LinkId=201721


Please note that Microsoft may release bulletins out side of this schedule if we determine the need to do so.

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