Microsoft just published the following security bulletin updates
Summary
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The following bulletins have undergone a major revision increment.
* MS15-097 - Critical
* MS15-099 - Critical
* MS15-SEP
Bulletin Information:
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MS15-097 - Critical
- Title: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Graphics Component Could
Allow Remote Code Execution (3089656)
- https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms15-097
- Reason for Revision: V2.0 (September 30, 2015): Revised bulletin
to announce the availability of an update package for
Skype for Business 2016. Customers running Skype for Business 2016
should apply the 2910994 update to be protected from the
vulnerabilities discussed in this bulletin. The majority of
customers have automatic updating enabled and will not need to
take any action because the update will be downloaded and
installed automatically.
- Originally posted: September 8, 2015
- Updated: September 30, 2015
- Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical
- Version: 2.0
MS15-099 - Critical
- Title: Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote
Code Execution (3089664)
- https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms15-099
- Reason for Revision: V3.0 (September 30, 2015): Revised bulletin
to announce the availability of an update package for Microsoft
Office 2016. Customers running Microsoft Office 2016 should apply
the 2910993 update to be protected from the vulnerabilities
discussed in this bulletin. The majority of customers have
automatic updating enabled and will not need to take any action
because the update will be downloaded and installed automatically.
- Originally posted: September 8, 2015
- Updated: September 30, 2015
- Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical
- Version: 3.0
MS15-SEP
- Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for September 2015
- https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms15-sep.aspx
- Reason for Revision: V2.0 (September 30, 2015): Bulletin Summary
revised to announce the availability of update packages for
Microsoft Office 2016 in MS15-097 and for Skype for Business 2016
in MS15-099. Customers running Microsoft Office 2016 or Skype for
Business 2016 should apply the applicable updates to be protected
from the vulnerabilities discussed in the bulletins. The majority
of customers have automatic updating enabled and will not need to
take any action because applicable updates will be downloaded
and installed automatically.
- Updated: September 30, 2015
- Version: 2.0
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