Microsoft is releasing the following seven new security bulletins for newly discovered vulnerabilities:
Bulletin ID | Bulletin Title | Max Severity Rating | Vulnerability Impact | Restart Requirement | Affected Software |
Vulnerability in Microsoft Word Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2680352) | Critical | Remote Code Execution | May require restart | Microsoft Word 2003, Word 2007, Office Compatibility Pack, Office 2008 for Mac, and Office for Mac 2011. | |
Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2663830) | Important | Remote Code Execution | May require restart | Microsoft Excel 2003, Excel 2007, Excel 2010, Excel Viewer, Office 2007, Office 2010, Office Compatibility Pack, Office 2008 for Mac, and Office for Mac 2011. | |
Vulnerability in Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2597981) | Important | Remote Code Execution | May require restart | Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 | |
Vulnerability in TCP/IP Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2688338) | Important | Elevation of Privilege | Requires restart | Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2. | |
Vulnerability in Windows Partition Manager Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2690533) | Important | Elevation of Privilege | Requires restart | Microsoft Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2. | |
Combined Security Update for Microsoft Office, Windows, .NET Framework, and Silverlight (2681578) | Critical | Remote Code Execution | May require restart | Microsoft Office 2003, Office 2007, Office 2010, .NET Framework, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2, Silverlight 4, and Silverlight 5. | |
Vulnerabilities in .NET Framework Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2693777) | Critical | Remote Code Execution | May require restart | Microsoft .NET Framework, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7, and Windows Server 2008 R2. |
Summaries for new bulletin(s) may be found at http://technet.microsoft.com/security/bulletin/MS12-may.