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Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for August 2012
Published: August 14, 2012 | Updated: December 11, 2012
Version: 3.0
This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for August 2012.
With the release of the security bulletins for August 2012, this bulletin summary replaces the bulletin advance notification originally issued August 9, 2012. For more information about the bulletin advance notification service, see Microsoft Security Bulletin Advance Notification.
For information about how to receive automatic notifications whenever Microsoft security bulletins are issued, visit Microsoft Technical Security Notifications.
Microsoft is hosting a webcast to address customer questions on these bulletins on August 15, 2012, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada). Register now for the August Security Bulletin Webcast. After this date, this webcast is available on-demand. For more information, see Microsoft Security Bulletin Summaries and Webcasts.
Microsoft also provides information to help customers prioritize monthly security updates with any non-security updates that are being released on the same day as the monthly security updates. Please see the section, Other Information.
The following table summarizes the security bulletins for this month in order of severity.
For details on affected software, see the next section, Affected Software and Download Locations.
| Bulletin ID | Bulletin Title and Executive Summary | Maximum Severity Rating and Vulnerability Impact | Restart Requirement | Affected Software |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS12-052 | Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2722913) \ \ This security update resolves four privately reported vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The most severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Internet Explorer. An attacker who successfully exploited any of these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the current user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. | Critical \ Remote Code Execution | Requires restart | Microsoft Windows,\ Internet Explorer |
| MS12-053 | Vulnerability in Remote Desktop Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2723135) \ \ This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the Remote Desktop Protocol. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if an attacker sends a sequence of specially crafted RDP packets to an affected system. By default, the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) is not enabled on any Windows operating system. Systems that do not have RDP enabled are not at risk. | Critical \ Remote Code Execution | Requires restart | Microsoft Windows |
| MS12-054 | Vulnerabilities in Windows Networking Components Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2733594) \ \ This security update resolves four privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an attacker sends a specially crafted response to a Windows print spooler request. Firewall best practices and standard default firewall configurations can help protect networks from attacks that originate outside the enterprise perimeter. Best practices recommend that systems connected directly to the Internet have a minimal number of ports exposed. | Critical \ Remote Code Execution | Requires restart | Microsoft Windows |
| MS12-060 | Vulnerability in Windows Common Controls Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2720573) \ \ This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Windows common controls. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user visits a website containing specially crafted content designed to exploit the vulnerability. In all cases, however, an attacker would have no way to force users to visit such a website. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to visit the website, typically by getting them to click a link in an email message or Instant Messenger message that takes them to the attacker's website. The malicious file could be sent as an email attachment as well, but the attacker would have to convince the user to open the attachment in order to exploit the vulnerability. | Critical \ Remote Code Execution | May require restart | Microsoft Office,\ Microsoft SQL Server,\ Microsoft Server Software,\ Microsoft Developer Tools |
| MS12-058 | Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server WebReady Document Viewing Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2740358) \ This security update resolves publicly disclosed vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server WebReady Document Viewing. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution in the security context of the transcoding service on the Exchange server if a user previews a specially crafted file using Outlook Web App (OWA). The transcoding service in Exchange that is used for WebReady Document Viewing is running in the LocalService account. The LocalService account has minimum privileges on the local computer and presents anonymous credentials on the network. | Critical \ Remote Code Execution | Does not require restart | Microsoft Exchange Server |
| MS12-055 | Vulnerability in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (2731847) \ \ This security update resolves one privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow elevation of privilege if an attacker logs on to the system and runs a specially crafted application. An attacker must have valid logon credentials and be able to log on locally to exploit this vulnerability. | Important \ Elevation of Privilege | Requires restart | Microsoft Windows |
| MS12-056 | Vulnerability in JScript and VBScript Engines Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2706045) \ \ This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in the JScript and VBScript scripting engines on 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user visited a specially crafted website. An attacker would have no way to force users to visit the website. Instead, an attacker would have to convince users to visit the website, typically by getting them to click a link in an email message or Instant Messenger message that takes users to the attacker's website. | Important \ Remote Code Execution | May require restart | Microsoft Windows |
| MS12-057 | Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2731879)\ This security update resolves one privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Office. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted file or embeds a specially crafted Computer Graphics Metafile (CGM) graphics file into an Office file. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. | Important \ Remote Code Execution | May require restart | Microsoft Office |
| MS12-059 | Vulnerability in Microsoft Visio Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2733918) \ This security update resolves a privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Office. The vulnerability could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Visio file. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could gain the same user rights as the current user. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than users who operate with administrative user rights. | Important \ Remote Code Execution | May require restart | Microsoft Office |
The following table provides an exploitability assessment of each of the vulnerabilities addressed this month. The vulnerabilities are listed in order of bulletin ID then CVE ID. Only vulnerabilities that have a severity rating of Critical or Important in the bulletins are included.
How do I use this table?
Use this table to learn about the likelihood of code execution and denial of service exploits within 30 days of security bulletin release, for each of the security updates that you may need to install. Review each of the assessments below, in accordance with your specific configuration, to prioritize your deployment of this month's updates. For more information about what these ratings mean, and how they are determined, please see Microsoft Exploitability Index.
In the columns below, "Latest Software Release" refers to the subject software, and "Older Software Releases" refers to all older, supported releases of the subject software, as listed in the "Affected Software" and "Non-Affected Software" tables in the bulletin.
| Bulletin ID | Vulnerability Title | CVE ID | Exploitability Assessment for Latest Software Release | Exploitability Assessment for Older Software Release | Denial of Service Exploitability Assessment | Key Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS12-052 | Layout Memory Corruption Vulnerability | CVE-2012-1526 | Not affected | 1 - Exploit code likely | Temporary | (None) |
| MS12-052 | Asynchronous NULL Object Access Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | CVE-2012-2521 | 1 - Exploit code likely | 1 - Exploit code likely | Temporary | (None) |
| MS12-052 | Virtual Function Table Corruption Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | CVE-2012-2522 | 1 - Exploit code likely | 1 - Exploit code likely | Temporary | (None) |
| MS12-052 | JavaScript Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | CVE-2012-2523 | 2 - Exploit code would be difficult to build | 2 - Exploit code would be difficult to build | Temporary | MS12-056 also addresses this vulnerability. |
| MS12-053 | Remote Desktop Protocol Vulnerability | CVE-2012-2526 | Not affected | 2 - Exploit code would be difficult to build | Permanent | (None) |
| MS12-054 | Remote Administration Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerability | CVE-2012-1850 | 3 - Exploit code unlikely | 3 - Exploit code unlikely | Permanent | (None) |
| MS12-054 | Print Spooler Service Format String Vulnerability | CVE-2012-1851 | 3 - Exploit code unlikely | 1 - Exploit code likely | Temporary | (None) |
| MS12-054 | Remote Administration Protocol Heap Overflow Vulnerability | CVE-2012-1852 | Not affected | 1 - Exploit code likely | Temporary | (None) |
| MS12-054 | Remote Administration Protocol Stack Overflow Vulnerability | CVE-2012-1853 | Not affected | 1 - Exploit code likely | Temporary | (None) |
| MS12-055 | Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability | CVE-2012-2527 | 1 - Exploit code likely | 1 - Exploit code likely | Permanent | (None) |
| MS12-056 | JavaScript Integer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability | CVE-2012-2523 | 2 - Exploit code would be difficult to build | 2 - Exploit code would be difficult to build | Temporary | MS12-052 also addresses this vulnerability. |
| MS12-057 | CGM File Format Memory Corruption Vulnerability | CVE-2012-2524 | 3 - Exploit code unlikely | 3 - Exploit code unlikely | Not applicable | (None) |
| MS12-058 | Oracle Outside In contains multiple exploitable vulnerabilities | Multiple* | 1 - Exploit code likely | 1 - Exploit code likely | Not applicable | *Multiple vulnerabilities, see MS12-058 bulletin for details.\ \ These vulnerabilities have been publicly disclosed. |
| MS12-059 | Visio DXF File Format Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | CVE-2012-1888 | 1 - Exploit code likely | Not affected | Not applicable | (None) |
| MS12-060 | MSCOMCTL.OCX RCE Vulnerability | CVE-2012-1856 | 1 - Exploit code likely | 1 - Exploit code likely | Temporary | Microsoft is aware of limited, targeted attacks attempting to exploit this vulnerability. |
The following tables list the bulletins in order of major software category and severity.
How do I use these tables?
Use these tables to learn about the security updates that you may need to install. You should review each software program or component listed to see whether any security updates pertain to your installation. If a software program or component is listed, then the available software update is hyperlinked and the severity rating of the software update is also listed.
Note You may have to install several security updates for a single vulnerability. Review the whole column for each bulletin identifier that is listed to verify the updates that you have to install, based on the programs or components that you have installed on your system.
| Windows XP | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bulletin Identifier | MS12-052 | MS12-053 | MS12-054 | MS12-055 | MS12-056 |
| Aggregate Severity Rating | Critical | Critical | Critical | Important | Important |
| Windows XP Service Pack 3 | Internet Explorer 6 (KB2722913) (Critical) Internet Explorer 7 (KB2722913) (Critical) Internet Explorer 8 (KB2722913) (Critical) | Windows XP Service Pack 3 (KB2723135) (Critical) | Windows XP Service Pack 3 (KB2705219) (Critical) Windows XP Service Pack 3 (KB2712808) (Critical) | Windows XP Service Pack 3 (KB2731847) (Important) | Not applicable |
| Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 | Internet Explorer 6 (KB2722913) (Critical) Internet Explorer 7 (KB2722913) (Critical) Internet Explorer 8 (KB2722913) (Critical) | Not applicable | Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (KB2705219) (Critical) Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (KB2712808) (Critical) | Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (KB2731847) (Important) | JScript 5.8 and VBScript 5.8 (KB2706045) (Important) |
| Windows Server 2003 | |||||
| Bulletin Identifier | MS12-052 | MS12-053 | MS12-054 | MS12-055 | MS12-056 |
| Aggregate Severity Rating | Moderate | None | Critical | Important | Low |
| Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 | Internet Explorer 6 (KB2722913) (Moderate) Internet Explorer 7 (KB2722913) (Moderate) Internet Explorer 8 (KB2722913) (Moderate) | Not applicable | Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (KB2705219) (Important) Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (KB2712808) (Critical) | Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (KB2731847) (Important) | Not applicable |
| Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 | Internet Explorer 6 (KB2722913) (Moderate) Internet Explorer 7 (KB2722913) (Moderate) Internet Explorer 8 (KB2722913) (Moderate) | Not applicable | Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (KB2705219) (Important) Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (KB2712808) (Critical) | Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (KB2731847) (Important) | JScript 5.8 and VBScript 5.8 (KB2706045) (Low) |
| Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems | Internet Explorer 6 (KB2722913) (Moderate) Internet Explorer 7 (KB2722913) (Moderate) | Not applicable | Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems (KB2705219) (Important) Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems (KB2712808) (Critical) | Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems (KB2731847) (Important) | Not applicable |
| Windows Vista | |||||
| Bulletin Identifier | MS12-052 | MS12-053 | MS12-054 | MS12-055 | MS12-056 |
| Aggregate Severity Rating | Critical | None | Important | Important | Important |
| Windows Vista Service Pack 2 | Internet Explorer 7 (KB2722913) (Critical) Internet Explorer 8 (KB2722913) (Critical) Internet Explorer 9 (KB2722913) (Critical) | Not applicable | Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (KB2705219) (Moderate) Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (KB2712808) (Important) | Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (KB2731847) (Important) | Not applicable |
| Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 | Internet Explorer 7 (KB2722913) (Critical) Internet Explorer 8 (KB2722913) (Critical) Internet Explorer 9 (KB2722913) (Critical) | Not applicable | Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (KB2705219) (Moderate) Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (KB2712808) (Important) | Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (KB2731847) (Important) | JScript 5.8 and VBScript 5.8 (KB2706045) (Important) |
| Windows Server 2008 | |||||
| Bulletin Identifier | MS12-052 | MS12-053 | MS12-054 | MS12-055 | MS12-056 |
| Aggregate Severity Rating | Moderate | None | Moderate | Important | Low |
| Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 | Internet Explorer 7 (KB2722913) (Moderate) Internet Explorer 8 (KB2722913) (Moderate) Internet Explorer 9 (KB2722913) (Moderate) | Not applicable | Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (KB2705219) (Moderate) Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (KB2712808) (Moderate) | Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (KB2731847) (Important) | Not applicable |
| Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 | Internet Explorer 7 (KB2722913) (Moderate) Internet Explorer 8 (KB2722913) (Moderate) Internet Explorer 9 (KB2722913) (Moderate) | Not applicable | Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (KB2705219) (Moderate) Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (KB2712808) (Moderate) | Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (KB2731847) (Important) | JScript 5.8 and VBScript 5.8 (KB2706045) (Low) |
| Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2 | Internet Explorer 7 (KB2722913) (Moderate) | Not applicable | Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2 (KB2705219) (Moderate) Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2 (KB2712808) (Moderate) | Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2 (KB2731847) (Important) | Not applicable |
| Windows 7 | |||||
| Bulletin Identifier | MS12-052 | MS12-053 | MS12-054 | MS12-055 | MS12-056 |
| Aggregate Severity Rating | Critical | None | Moderate | Important | Important |
| Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems | Internet Explorer 8 (KB2722913) (Critical) Internet Explorer 9 (KB2722913) (Critical) | Not applicable | Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems (KB2705219) (Moderate) Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems (KB2712808) (Moderate) | Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems (KB2731847) (Important) | Not applicable |
| Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 | Internet Explorer 8 (KB2722913) (Critical) Internet Explorer 9 (KB2722913) (Critical) | Not applicable | Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 (KB2705219) (Moderate) Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 (KB2712808) (Moderate) | Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 (KB2731847) (Important) | Not applicable |
| Windows 7 for x64-based Systems | Internet Explorer 8 (KB2722913) (Critical) Internet Explorer 9 (KB2722913) (Critical) | Not applicable | Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2705219) (Moderate) Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2712808) (Moderate) | Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2731847) (Important) | JScript 5.8 and VBScript 5.8 (KB2706045) (Important) |
| Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | Internet Explorer 8 (KB2722913) (Critical) Internet Explorer 9 (KB2722913) (Critical) | Not applicable | Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (KB2705219) (Moderate) Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (KB2712808) (Moderate) | Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (KB2731847) (Important) | JScript 5.8 and VBScript 5.8 (KB2706045) (Important) |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 | |||||
| Bulletin Identifier | MS12-052 | MS12-053 | MS12-054 | MS12-055 | MS12-056 |
| Aggregate Severity Rating | Moderate | None | Moderate | Important | Low |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems | Internet Explorer 8 (KB2722913) (Moderate) Internet Explorer 9 (KB2722913) (Moderate) | Not applicable | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB2705219) (Moderate) Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB2712808) (Moderate) | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB2731847) (Important) | JScript 5.8 and VBScript 5.8 (KB2706045) (Low) |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | Internet Explorer 8 (KB2722913) (Moderate) Internet Explorer 9 (KB2722913) (Moderate) | Not applicable | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (KB2705219) (Moderate) Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (KB2712808) (Moderate) | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (KB2731847) (Important) | JScript 5.8 and VBScript 5.8 (KB2706045) (Low) |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems | Internet Explorer 8 (KB2722913) (Moderate) | Not applicable | Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems (KB2705219) (Moderate) Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems (KB2712808) (Moderate) | Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems (KB2731847) (Important) | JScript 5.8 and VBScript 5.8 (KB2706045) (Low) |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1 | Internet Explorer 8 (KB2722913) (Moderate) | Not applicable | Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1 (KB2705219) (Moderate) Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1 (KB2712808) (Moderate) | Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1 (KB2731847) (Important) | JScript 5.8 and VBScript 5.8 (KB2706045) (Low) |
| Server Core installation option | |||||
| Bulletin Identifier | MS12-052 | MS12-053 | MS12-054 | MS12-055 | MS12-056 |
| Aggregate Severity Rating | None | None | Moderate | Important | None |
| Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (KB2705219) (Moderate) Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (KB2712808) (Moderate) | Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (KB2731847) (Important) | Not applicable |
| Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (KB2705219) (Moderate) Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (KB2712808) (Moderate) | Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (KB2731847) (Important) | Not applicable |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems | Not applicable | Not applicable | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB2705219) (Moderate) Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB2712808) (Moderate) | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB2731847) (Important) | Not applicable |
| Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | Not applicable | Not applicable | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (KB2705219) (Moderate) Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (KB2712808) (Moderate) | Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (KB2731847) (Important) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft Office Suites and Software | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulletin Identifier | MS12-060 | MS12-057 | MS12-059 |
| Aggregate Severity Rating | Critical | Important | Important |
| Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 | Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3 (Windows common controls) (KB2726929) (Critical) | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2 | Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2 (Windows common controls) (KB2687441) (Critical) | Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2 (KB2596615) (Important) Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2 (KB2596754) (Important) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3 | Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3 (Windows common controls) (KB2687441) (Critical) | Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3 (KB2596615) (Important) Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3 (KB2596754) (Important) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions) | Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (32-bit Editions) (Windows common controls) (KB2597986) (Critical) | Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions) (KB2687501) (Important) Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions) (KB2687510) (Important) | Microsoft Visio 2010 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions) (KB2687508) (Important) |
| Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions) | Not applicable | Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions) (KB2687501) (Important) Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions) (KB2687510) (Important) | Microsoft Visio 2010 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions) (KB2687508) (Important) |
| Microsoft Office Web Components | |||
| Bulletin Identifier | MS12-060 | MS12-057 | MS12-059 |
| Aggregate Severity Rating | Critical | None | None |
| Microsoft Office 2003 Web Components Service Pack 3 | Microsoft Office 2003 Web Components Service Pack 3 (Windows common controls) (KB2726929) (Critical) | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Other Microsoft Office Software | |||
| Bulletin Identifier | MS12-060 | MS12-057 | MS12-059 |
| Aggregate Severity Rating | None | None | Important |
| Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 Service Pack 1 (32-bit Edition) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 Service Pack 1 (32-bit Edition) (KB2598287) (Important) |
| Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 Service Pack 1 (64-bit Edition) | Not applicable | Not applicable | Microsoft Visio Viewer 2010 Service Pack 1 (64-bit Edition) (KB2598287) (Important) |
Note for MS12-060
See also other software categories under this section, Affected Software and Download Locations, for more update files under the same bulletin identifier. This bulletin spans more than one software category.
| Microsoft SQL Server | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bulletin Identifier | MS12-060 | MS12-058 |
| Aggregate Severity Rating | Critical | None |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4 | GDR update: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4 (KB983812) (Critical) QFE update: Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4 (KB983811) (Critical) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services Service Pack 4 | Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services Service Pack 4 (KB983813) (Critical) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2005 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 4 | Microsoft SQL Server 2005 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 4[1](Windows common controls) (KB2726929) (Critical) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2005 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 4 | Microsoft SQL Server 2005 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 4[1](Windows common controls) (KB2726929) (Critical) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2005 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 4 | Microsoft SQL Server 2005 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 4[1](Windows common controls) (KB2726929) (Critical) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services Service Pack 4 | Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Services Service Pack 4[1](Windows common controls) (KB2726929) (Critical) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 | Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2[2](Windows common controls) (KB2687441) (Critical) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 3 | Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 3[2](Windows common controls) (KB2687441) (Critical) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 | Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2[2](Windows common controls) (KB2687441) (Critical) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 3 | Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 3[2](Windows common controls) (KB2687441) (Critical) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2 | Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2[2](Windows common controls) (KB2687441) (Critical) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 3 | Microsoft SQL Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 3[2](Windows common controls) (KB2687441) (Critical) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for 32-bit Systems | Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for 32-bit Systems[2](Windows common controls) (KB2687441) (Critical) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 | Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1[2](Windows common controls) (KB2687441) (Critical) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 | Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2[2](Windows common controls) (KB2687441) (Critical) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems | Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems[2](Windows common controls) (KB2687441) (Critical) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 | Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1[2](Windows common controls) (KB2687441) (Critical) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 | Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2[2](Windows common controls) (KB2687441) (Critical) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems | Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems[2](Windows common controls) (KB2687441) (Critical) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1 | Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1[2](Windows common controls) (KB2687441) (Critical) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2 | Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2[2](Windows common controls) (KB2687441) (Critical) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft Commerce Server | ||
| Bulletin Identifier | MS12-060 | MS12-058 |
| Aggregate Severity Rating | Critical | None |
| Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 Service Pack 4 | Microsoft Commerce Server 2002 Service Pack 4 (KB2716389) (Critical) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft Commerce Server 2007 Service Pack 2 | Microsoft Commerce Server 2007 Service Pack 2 (KB2716390) (Critical) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 | Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 (KB2716392) (Critical) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 R2 | Microsoft Commerce Server 2009 R2 (KB2716393) (Critical) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft Host Integration Server | ||
| Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004 Service Pack 1 | Microsoft Host Integration Server 2004 Service Pack 1 (KB2711207) (Critical) | Not applicable |
| Microsoft Exchange Server | ||
| Bulletin Identifier | MS12-060 | MS12-058 |
| Aggregate Severity Rating | None | Critical |
| Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 | Not applicable | Microsoft Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 (KB2756497) (Critical) |
| Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 | Not applicable | Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 1 (KB2756496) (Critical) |
| Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2 | Not applicable | Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 Service Pack 2 (KB2756485) (Critical) |
Notes for MS12-060
[1]This update is the same as the KB2726929 update for Microsoft Office 2003
[2]This update is the same as the KB2687441 update for Microsoft Office 2007
See also other software categories under this section, Affected Software and Download Locations, for more update files under the same bulletin identifier. This bulletin spans more than one software category.
| Microsoft Visual FoxPro | |
|---|---|
| Bulletin Identifier | MS12-060 |
| Aggregate Severity Rating | Critical |
| Microsoft Visual FoxPro 8.0 Service Pack 1 | Microsoft Visual FoxPro 8.0 Service Pack 1 (KB2708940) (Critical) |
| Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0 Service Pack 2 | Microsoft Visual FoxPro 9.0 Service Pack 2 (KB2708941) (Critical) |
| Visual Basic | |
| Bulletin Identifier | MS12-060 |
| Aggregate Severity Rating | Critical |
| Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime | Visual Basic 6.0 Runtime (KB2708437) (Critical) |
Note for MS12-060
See also other software categories under this section, Affected Software and Download Locations, for more update files under the same bulletin identifier. This bulletin spans more than one software category.
Security Central
Manage the software and security updates you need to deploy to the servers, desktop, and mobile computers in your organization. For more information see the TechNet Update Management Center. The TechNet Security Center provides additional information about security in Microsoft products. Consumers can visit Security At Home, where this information is also available by clicking "Latest Security Updates".
Security updates are available from Microsoft Update and Windows Update. Security updates are also available at the Microsoft Download Center. You can find them most easily by doing a keyword search for "security update".
For customers of Microsoft Office for Mac, Microsoft AutoUpdate for Mac can help keep your Microsoft software up to date. For more information about using Microsoft AutoUpdate for Mac, see Check for software updates automatically.
Finally, security updates can be downloaded from the Microsoft Update Catalog. The Microsoft Update Catalog provides a searchable catalog of content made available through Windows Update and Microsoft Update, including security updates, drivers and service packs. By searching using the security bulletin number (such as, "MS07-036"), you can add all of the applicable updates to your basket (including different languages for an update), and download to the folder of your choosing. For more information about the Microsoft Update Catalog, see the Microsoft Update Catalog FAQ.
Detection and Deployment Guidance
Microsoft provides detection and deployment guidance for security updates. This guidance contains recommendations and information that can help IT professionals understand how to use various tools for detection and deployment of security updates. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 961747.
Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer
The Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer (MBSA) allows administrators to scan local and remote systems for missing security updates as well as common security misconfigurations. For more information about MBSA, visit Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer.
Windows Server Update Services
By using Windows Server Update Services (WSUS), administrators can quickly and reliably deploy the latest critical updates and security updates for Microsoft Windows 2000 operating systems and later, Office XP and later, Exchange Server 2003, and SQL Server 2000 to Microsoft Windows 2000 and later operating systems.
For more information about how to deploy this security update using Windows Server Update Services, visit Windows Server Update Services.
SystemCenter Configuration Manager
System Center Configuration Manager Software Update Management simplifies the complex task of delivering and managing updates to IT systems across the enterprise. With System Center Configuration Manager, IT administrators can deliver updates of Microsoft products to a variety of devices including desktops, laptops, servers, and mobile devices.
The automated vulnerability assessment in System Center Configuration Manager discovers needs for updates and reports on recommended actions. The Software Update Management in System Center Configuration Manager is built on Microsoft Windows Software Update Services (WSUS), a time-tested update infrastructure that is familiar to IT administrators worldwide. For more information about how administrators can use System Center Configuration Manager to deploy updates, see Software Update Management. For more information about System Center Configuration Manager, visit System Center Configuration Manager.
Systems Management Server 2003
Microsoft Systems Management Server (SMS) delivers a highly-configurable enterprise solution for managing updates. By using SMS, administrators can identify Windows-based systems that require security updates and to perform controlled deployment of these updates throughout the enterprise with minimal disruption to end users.
Note System Management Server 2003 is out of mainstream support as of January 12, 2010. For more information on product lifecycles, visit Microsoft Support Lifecycle. The next release of SMS, System Center Configuration Manager, is now available; see the earlier section, System Center Configuration Manager.
For more information about how administrators can use SMS 2003 to deploy security updates, see Scenarios and Procedures for Microsoft Systems Management Server 2003: Software Distribution and Patch Management. For information about SMS, visit the Microsoft Systems Management Server TechCenter.
Note SMS uses the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer to provide broad support for security bulletin update detection and deployment. Some software updates may not be detected by these tools. Administrators can use the inventory capabilities of SMS in these cases to target updates to specific systems. For more information about this procedure, see Deploying Software Updates Using the SMS Software Distribution Feature. Some security updates require administrative rights following a restart of the system. Administrators can use the Elevated Rights Deployment Tool (available in the SMS 2003 Administration Feature Pack) to install these updates.
Update Compatibility Evaluator and Application Compatibility Toolkit
Updates often write to the same files and registry settings required for your applications to run. This can trigger incompatibilities and increase the time it takes to deploy security updates. You can streamline testing and validating Windows updates against installed applications with the Update Compatibility Evaluator components included with Application Compatibility Toolkit.
The Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT) contains the necessary tools and documentation to evaluate and mitigate application compatibility issues before deploying Windows Vista, a Windows Update, a Microsoft Security Update, or a new version of Windows Internet Explorer in your environment.
Microsoft has released an updated version of the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool on Windows Update, Microsoft Update, Windows Server Update Services, and the Download Center.
For information about non-security releases on Windows Update and Microsoft Update, please see:
- Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 894199: Description of Software Update Services and Windows Server Update Services changes in content. Includes all Windows content.
- Updates from Past Months for Windows Server Update Services. Displays all new, revised, and rereleased updates for Microsoft products other than Microsoft Windows.
To improve security protections for customers, Microsoft provides vulnerability information to major security software providers in advance of each monthly security update release. Security software providers can then use this vulnerability information to provide updated protections to customers via their security software or devices, such as antivirus, network-based intrusion detection systems, or host-based intrusion prevention systems. To determine whether active protections are available from security software providers, please visit the active protections websites provided by program partners listed in Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP) Partners.
Update Management Strategies
Security Guidance for Update Management provides additional information about Microsoft’s best-practice recommendations for applying security updates.
Obtaining Other Security Updates
Updates for other security issues are available from the following locations:
- Security updates are available from Microsoft Download Center. You can find them most easily by doing a keyword search for "security update".
- Updates for consumer platforms are available from Microsoft Update.
- You can obtain the security updates offered this month on Windows Update, from Download Center on Security and Critical Releases ISO CD Image files. For more information, see Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 913086.
IT Pro Security Community
Learn to improve security and optimize your IT infrastructure, and participate with other IT Pros on security topics in IT Pro Security Community.
Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to help protect customers:
- GWSlabs, working with VeriSign iDefense Labs, for reporting an issue described in MS12-052
- Derek Soeder, working with Beyond Security's SecuriTeam Secure Disclosure program, for reporting an issue described in MS12-052
- Sung-ting Tsai and Ming-Chieh Pan of Trend Micro for reporting an issue described in MS12-052
- Cris Neckar of Google's Chrome Security Team for reporting an issue described in MS12-052
- Edward Torkington of NCC Group for reporting an issue described in MS12-053
- Yamata Li of Palo Alto Networks for reporting four issues described in MS12-054
- Mateusz "j00ru" Jurczyk of Google Inc for reporting an issue described in MS12-055
- Cris Neckar of Google's Chrome Security Team for reporting an issue described in MS12-056
- Andrei Costin for reporting an issue described in MS12-057
- Will Dorman of the CERT/CC for working with us on 13 issues described in MS12-058
- Alexander Gavrun, working with TippingPoint'sZero Day Initiative, for reporting an issue described in MS12-059
- The affected software listed have been tested to determine which versions are affected. Other versions are past their support life cycle. To determine the support life cycle for your software version, visit Microsoft Support Lifecycle.
- Security solutions for IT professionals: TechNet Security Troubleshooting and Support
- Help protect your computer that is running Windows from viruses and malware: Virus Solution and Security Center
- Local support according to your country: International Support
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- V1.0 (August 14, 2012): Bulletin Summary published.
- V2.0 (October 9, 2012): Bulletin Summary revised to coincide with the rerelease of update packages in MS12-053, MS12-054, MS12-055, and MS12-058. Customers need to apply the rereleased update packages to avoid an issue with digital certificates described in Microsoft Security Advisory 2749655. See the bulletins for more information.
- V3.0 (December 11, 2012): For MS12-057, replaced the KB2553260 and KB2589322 updates with the KB2687501 and KB2687510 updates respectively for all affected editions of Microsoft Office 2010. For MS12-059, replaced the KB2597171 update with the KB2687508 update for all affected editions of Microsoft Visio 2010. For MS12-060, replaced the KB2687323 update with the KB2726929 update for Windows common controls on all affected variants of Microsoft Office 2003, Microsoft Office 2003 Web Components, and Microsoft SQL Server 2005.
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