-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 National Cyber Awareness System Technical Cyber Security Alert TA12-227A Microsoft Updates for Multiple Vulnerabilities Original release date: August 14, 2012 Last revised: -- Source: US-CERT Systems Affected * Microsoft Windows * Microsoft Internet Explorer * Microsoft Office * Microsoft Developer Tools * Microsoft Server Software * Microsoft SQL Server * Microsoft Exchange Overview Select Microsoft software products contain multiple vulnerabilities. Microsoft has released updates to address these vulnerabilities. Description The Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for August 2012 describes multiple vulnerabilities in Microsoft software. Microsoft has released updates to address the vulnerabilities. Impact A remote, unauthenticated attacker could execute arbitrary code, cause a denial of service, or gain unauthorized access to your files or system. Solution Apply updates Microsoft has provided updates for these vulnerabilities in the Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for August 2012, which describes any known issues related to the updates. Administrators are encouraged to note these issues and test for any potentially adverse effects. In addition, administrators should consider using an automated update distribution system such as Windows Server Update Services (WSUS). Home users are encouraged to enable automatic updates. References * Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for August 2012 - * Microsoft Windows Server Update Services - * Microsoft Update - * Microsoft Update Overview - * Turn Automatic Updating On or Off - Revision History August 14, 2012: Initial release ____________________________________________________________________ Feedback can be directed to US-CERT Technical Staff. Please send email to with "TA12-227A Feedback VU#215643" in the subject. ____________________________________________________________________ Produced by US-CERT, a government organization. ____________________________________________________________________ This product is provided subject to this Notification: http://www.us-cert.gov/privacy/notification.html Privacy & Use policy: http://www.us-cert.gov/privacy/ This document can also be found at http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA12-227A.html For instructions on subscribing to or unsubscribing from this mailing list, visit http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/signup.html -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.5 (GNU/Linux) iQEVAwUBUCqY43dnhE8Qi3ZhAQJ6VQf/QuRhG+OlF/2F2fKWjvVM5jKuHxko3irj Mg2xQW1ij7wkqvOCJQfDWanzXrbQte0lc6rkVKsNCBZiJ8gc1FTWDyvVuzJELYnN ZlK32Vd4f2kYFFsOPvaa5iudM9vE0VXBSpbc6QTPk4sBFJT985eiQ/+hiuaR4Bvh CzYlbQxLzkT2JsOcZ+Hg8QkRuGyp9hlmlm48KR9viUVASA1QWX87k4pwuZj6tHJx Zf1GAz0SGq/tES2G2QJpaUb6it4qhDgfQxekpf3s5AI+uNcbP3PEQwIYEVmJEbmM 2H4zZwWZAg4zqZNqLDXLMr+4PG+XMG+Or7ME9pWcgvMcFIAkRq+CpA== =Tit6 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----