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2014

Assessing risk for the August 2014 security updates

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Today we released nine security bulletins addressing 37 unique CVE’s. Two bulletins have a maximum severity rating of Critical while the other seven have a maximum severity rating of Important. This table is designed to help you prioritize the deployment of updates appropriately for your environment. Bulletin Most likely attack vector Max Bulletin Severity Max exploit-ability Likely first 30 days impact Platform mitigations and key notes MS14-051(Internet Explorer) Victim browses to a malicious webpage.

August 2014 Security Updates

Tuesday, August 12, 2014

Today, as part of Update Tuesday, we released nine securityupdates – two rated Critical and seven rated Important – to address 37 Common Vulnerabilities & Exposures (CVEs) in SQL Server, OneNote, SharePoint, .NET, Windows and Internet Explorer (IE). We encourage you to apply all of these updates, but for those who need to prioritize their deployment planning, we recommend focusing on the Critical updates first.

Advance Notification Service for the August 2014 Security Bulletin Release

Thursday, August 07, 2014

Today, we provide advance notification for the release of nine Security Bulletins. Two of these are rated Critical, and the remaining seven are rated Important in severity. These Updates are for SQL Server, SharePoint, OneNote, .NET, Microsoft Windows, and Internet Explorer. As per our usual process, we’ve scheduled the Security Bulletin release for the second Tuesday of the month, August 12, 2014, at approximately 10 a.