Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for November 2012

Published: Tuesday, November 13, 2012 | Updated: Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Version: 2.0

This bulletin summary lists security bulletins released for November2012.

With the release of the security bulletins for November 2012, this bulletin summary replaces the bulletin advance notification originally issued November 8, 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 November 14, 2012, at 11:00 AM Pacific Time (US & Canada). Register now for the November Security Bulletin Webcast. After this date, this webcast is available on-demand.

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.

Bulletin Information

Executive Summaries

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
MS12-071	Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer (2761451) This security update resolves three privately reported vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user views a specially crafted webpage using Internet Explorer. An attacker who successfully exploited 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
MS12-072	Vulnerabilities in Windows Shell Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2727528) This security update resolves two privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user browses to a specially crafted briefcase in Windows Explorer. An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could run arbitrary code as the current user. If the current user is logged on with administrative user rights, an attacker could take complete control of the affected system. An attacker could then install programs; view, change, or delete data; or create new accounts with full user rights. 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
MS12-074	Vulnerabilities in .NET Framework Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2745030) This security update resolves five privately reported vulnerabilities in the .NET Framework. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if an attacker convinces the user of a target system to use a malicious proxy auto configuration file and then injects code into the currently running application.	Critical Remote Code Execution	May require restart	Microsoft Windows, Microsoft .NET Framework
MS12-075	Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel-Mode Drivers Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2761226) This security update resolves three privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows. The most severe of these vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted document or visits a malicious webpage that embeds TrueType font files. An attacker would have to convince users to visit the website, typically by getting them to click a link in an email message that takes them to the attacker's website.	Critical Remote Code Execution	Requires restart	Microsoft Windows
MS12-076	Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution (2720184) This security update resolves four privately reported vulnerabilities in Microsoft Office. The vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user opens a specially crafted Excel file with an affected version of Microsoft Excel. An attacker who successfully exploited the 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.	Important Remote Code Execution	May require restart	Microsoft Office
MS12-073	Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) Could Allow Information Disclosure (2733829) This security update resolves one publicly disclosed vulnerability and one privately reported vulnerability in Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS). The more severe vulnerability could allow information disclosure if an attacker sends specially crafted FTP commands to the server.	Moderate Information Disclosure	May require restart	Microsoft Windows

Exploitability Index

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
MS12-071	CFormElement Use After Free Vulnerability	CVE-2012-1538	Not affected	1 - Exploit code likely	Not applicable	(None)
MS12-071	CTreePos Use After Free Vulnerability	CVE-2012-1539	Not affected	1 - Exploit code likely	Temporary	(None)
MS12-071	CTreeNode Use After Free Vulnerability	CVE-2012-4775	Not affected	1 - Exploit code likely	Not applicable	(None)
MS12-072	Windows Briefcase Integer Underflow Vulnerability	CVE-2012-1527	1 - Exploit code likely	1 - Exploit code likely	Not applicable	(None)
MS12-072	Windows Briefcase Integer Overflow Vulnerability	CVE-2012-1528	1 - Exploit code likely	1 - Exploit code likely	Temporary	(None)
MS12-074	Reflection Bypass Vulnerability	CVE-2012-1895	Not affected	1 - Exploit code likely	Not applicable	(None)
MS12-074	Code Access Security Info Disclosure Vulnerability	CVE-2012-1896	Not affected	3 - Exploit code unlikely	Not applicable	This is an information disclosure vulnerability.
MS12-074	.NET Framework Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability	CVE-2012-2519	Not affected	1 - Exploit code likely	Not applicable	(None)
MS12-074	Web Proxy Auto-Discovery Vulnerability	CVE-2012-4776	1 - Exploit code likely	1 - Exploit code likely	Permanent	(None)
MS12-074	WPF Reflection Optimization Vulnerability	CVE-2012-4777	1 - Exploit code likely	1 - Exploit code likely	Not applicable	(None)
MS12-075	Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability	CVE-2012-2530	Not affected	1 - Exploit code likely	Permanent	(None)
MS12-075	Win32k Use After Free Vulnerability	CVE-2012-2553	Not affected	1 - Exploit code likely	Permanent	(None)
MS12-075	TrueType Font Parsing Vulnerability	CVE-2012-2897	2 - Exploit code would be difficult to build	2 - Exploit code would be difficult to build	Permanent	(None)
MS12-076	Excel SerAuxErrBar Heap Overflow Vulnerability	CVE-2012-1885	Not affected	1 - Exploit code likely	Not applicable	(None)
MS12-076	Excel Memory Corruption Vulnerability	CVE-2012-1886	Not affected	1 - Exploit code likely	Not applicable	(None)
MS12-076	Excel SST Invalid Length Use After Free Vulnerability	CVE-2012-1887	Not affected	1 - Exploit code likely	Not applicable	(None)
MS12-076	Excel Stack Overflow Vulnerability	CVE-2012-2543	Not affected	1 - Exploit code likely	Not applicable	(None)

Affected Software and Download Locations

Windows XP
Bulletin Identifier	MS12-071	MS12-072	MS12-074	MS12-075	MS12-073
Aggregate Severity Rating	None	Critical	Critical	Critical	None
Windows XP Service Pack 3	Not applicable	Windows XP Service Pack 3 (KB2727528) (Critical)	Microsoft .NET Framework 1.0 Service Pack 3 (KB2698035) (Media Center Edition 2005 Service Pack 3 and Tablet PC Edition 2005 Service Pack 3 only) (Important) Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 (KB2698023) (Important) Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 (KB2729450) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2729449) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2737019) (Important)	Windows XP Service Pack 3 (KB2761226) (Critical)	Not applicable
Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2	Not applicable	Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (KB2727528) (Critical)	Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 (KB2698023) (Important) Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 (KB2729450) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2729449) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2737019) (Important)	Windows XP Professional x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (KB2761226) (Critical)	Not applicable
Windows Server 2003
Bulletin Identifier	MS12-071	MS12-072	MS12-074	MS12-075	MS12-073
Aggregate Severity Rating	None	Critical	Critical	Critical	None
Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2	Not applicable	Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (KB2727528) (Critical)	Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 (KB2698032) (Important) Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 (KB2729450) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2729449) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2737019) (Important)	Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (KB2761226) (Critical)	Not applicable
Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2	Not applicable	Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (KB2727528) (Critical)	Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 (KB2698023) (Important) Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 (KB2729450) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2729449) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2737019) (Important)	Windows Server 2003 x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (KB2761226) (Critical)	Not applicable
Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems	Not applicable	Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems (KB2727528) (Critical)	Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 (KB2698023) (Important) Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 (KB2729450) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2729449) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2737019) (Important)	Windows Server 2003 with SP2 for Itanium-based Systems (KB2761226) (Critical)	Not applicable
Windows Vista
Bulletin Identifier	MS12-071	MS12-072	MS12-074	MS12-075	MS12-073
Aggregate Severity Rating	Critical	Critical	Critical	Critical	Moderate
Windows Vista Service Pack 2	Internet Explorer 9 (KB2761451) (Critical)	Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (KB2727528) (Critical)	Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 (KB2698023) (Important) Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 (KB2729453) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2729449) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (KB2729460) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2737019) (Important) Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (KB2737083) (Important)	Windows Vista Service Pack 2 (KB2761226) (Critical)	Microsoft FTP Service 7.0 for IIS 7.0^[1] (KB2716513) (Moderate) Microsoft FTP Service 7.5 for IIS 7.0^[1] (KB2716513) (Moderate)
Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2	Internet Explorer 9 (KB2761451) (Critical)	Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (KB2727528) (Critical)	Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 (KB2698023) (Important) Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 (KB2729453) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2729449) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (KB2729460) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2737019) (Important) Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (KB2737083) (Important)	Windows Vista x64 Edition Service Pack 2 (KB2761226) (Critical)	Microsoft FTP Service 7.0 for IIS 7.0^[1] (KB2716513) (Moderate) Microsoft FTP Service 7.5 for IIS 7.0^[1] (KB2716513) (Moderate)
Windows Server 2008
Bulletin Identifier	MS12-071	MS12-072	MS12-074	MS12-075	MS12-073
Aggregate Severity Rating	Moderate	Critical	Critical	Critical	Moderate
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2	Internet Explorer 9 (KB2761451) (Moderate)	Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (KB2727528) (Critical)	Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 (KB2698023) (Important) Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 (KB2729453) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2729449) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (KB2729460) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2737019) (Important) Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (KB2737083) (Important)	Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (KB2761226) (Critical)	Microsoft FTP Service 7.0 for IIS 7.0^[1] (KB2716513) (Moderate) Microsoft FTP Service 7.5 for IIS 7.0^[1] (KB2716513) (Moderate)
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2	Internet Explorer 9 (KB2761451) (Moderate)	Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (KB2727528) (Critical)	Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 (KB2698023) (Important) Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 (KB2729453) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2729449) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (KB2729460) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2737019) (Important) Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (KB2737083) (Important)	Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (KB2761226) (Critical)	Microsoft FTP Service 7.0 for IIS 7.0^[1] (KB2716513) (Moderate) Microsoft FTP Service 7.5 for IIS 7.0^[1] (KB2716513) (Moderate)
Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2	Not applicable	Not applicable	Microsoft .NET Framework 1.1 Service Pack 1 (KB2698023) (Important) Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 Service Pack 2 (KB2729453) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2729449) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2737019) (Important)	Windows Server 2008 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 2 (KB2761226) (Critical)	Not applicable
Windows 7
Bulletin Identifier	MS12-071	MS12-072	MS12-074	MS12-075	MS12-073
Aggregate Severity Rating	Critical	Critical	Critical	Critical	Moderate
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems	Internet Explorer 9 (KB2761451) (Critical)	Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems (KB2727528) (Critical)	Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 (KB2729451) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2729449) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2737019) (Important)	Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems (KB2761226) (Critical)	Microsoft FTP Service 7.5 for IIS 7.5 (KB2716513) (Moderate) Internet Information Services 7.5 (KB2719033) (Moderate)
Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1	Internet Explorer 9 (KB2761451) (Critical)	Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 (KB2727528) (Critical)	Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 (KB2729452) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2729449) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (KB2729460) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2737019) (Important) Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (KB2737083) (Important)	Windows 7 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 1 (KB2761226) (Critical)	Microsoft FTP Service 7.5 for IIS 7.5 (KB2716513) (Moderate) Internet Information Services 7.5 (KB2719033) (Moderate)
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems	Internet Explorer 9 (KB2761451) (Critical)	Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2727528) (Critical)	Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 (KB2729451) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2729449) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2737019) (Important)	Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB2761226) (Critical)	Microsoft FTP Service 7.5 for IIS 7.5 (KB2716513) (Moderate) Internet Information Services 7.5 (KB2719033) (Moderate)
Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1	Internet Explorer 9 (KB2761451) (Critical)	Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (KB2727528) (Critical)	Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 (KB2729452) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2729449) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (KB2729460) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2737019) (Important) Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (KB2737083) (Important)	Windows 7 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (KB2761226) (Critical)	Microsoft FTP Service 7.5 for IIS 7.5 (KB2716513) (Moderate) Internet Information Services 7.5 (KB2719033) (Moderate)
Windows Server 2008 R2
Bulletin Identifier	MS12-071	MS12-072	MS12-074	MS12-075	MS12-073
Aggregate Severity Rating	Moderate	Critical	Critical	Critical	Moderate
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems	Internet Explorer 9 (KB2761451) (Moderate)	Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB2727528) (Critical)	Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 (KB2729451) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2729449) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2737019) (Important)	Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB2761226) (Critical)	Microsoft FTP Service 7.5 for IIS 7.5 (KB2716513) (Moderate) Internet Information Services 7.5 (KB2719033) (Moderate)
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1	Internet Explorer 9 (KB2761451) (Moderate)	Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (KB2727528) (Critical)	Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 (KB2729452) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2729449) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (KB2729460) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2737019) (Important) Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (KB2737083) (Important)	Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (KB2761226) (Critical)	Microsoft FTP Service 7.5 for IIS 7.5 (KB2716513) (Moderate) Internet Information Services 7.5 (KB2719033) (Moderate)
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems	Not applicable	Not applicable	Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 (KB2729451) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2729449) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2737019) (Important)	Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems (KB2761226) (Critical)	Microsoft FTP Service 7.5 for IIS 7.5 (KB2716513) (Moderate) Internet Information Services 7.5 (KB2719033) (Moderate)
Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1	Not applicable	Not applicable	Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 (KB2729452) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2729449) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2737019) (Important)	Windows Server 2008 R2 for Itanium-based Systems Service Pack 1 (KB2761226) (Critical)	Microsoft FTP Service 7.5 for IIS 7.5 (KB2716513) (Moderate) Internet Information Services 7.5 (KB2719033) (Moderate)
Windows 8
Bulletin Identifier	MS12-071	MS12-072	MS12-074	MS12-075	MS12-073
Aggregate Severity Rating	None	Critical	Critical	Critical	None
Windows 8 for 32-bit Systems	Not applicable	Windows 8 for 32-bit Systems (KB2727528) (Critical)	Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (KB2729462) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (KB2737084) (Important) Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5^[2](KB2756872) (No severity rating)	Windows 8 for 32-bit Systems (KB2761226) (Critical)	Not applicable
Windows 8 for 64-bit Systems	Not applicable	Windows 8 for 64-bit Systems (KB2727528) (Critical)	Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (KB2729462) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (KB2737084) (Important) Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5^[2](KB2756872) (No severity rating)	Windows 8 for 64-bit Systems (KB2761226) (Critical)	Not applicable
Windows Server 2012
Bulletin Identifier	MS12-071	MS12-072	MS12-074	MS12-075	MS12-073
Aggregate Severity Rating	None	Critical	Critical	Critical	None
Windows Server 2012	Not applicable	Windows Server 2012 (KB2727528) (Critical)	Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (KB2729462) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (KB2737084) (Important) Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5^[2](KB2756872) (No severity rating)	Windows Server 2012 (KB2761226) (Critical)	Not applicable
Windows RT
Bulletin Identifier	MS12-071	MS12-072	MS12-074	MS12-075	MS12-073
Aggregate Severity Rating	None	None	Important	Critical	None
Windows RT	Not applicable	Not applicable	Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5^[3] (KB2737084) (Important) Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5^[2][3](KB2756872) (No severity rating)	Windows RT^[1] (KB2761226) (Critical)	Not applicable
Server Core installation option
Bulletin Identifier	MS12-071	MS12-072	MS12-074	MS12-075	MS12-073
Aggregate Severity Rating	None	None	Critical	Important	Moderate
Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Windows Server 2008 for 32-bit Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) (KB2761226) (Important)	Microsoft FTP Service 7.0 for IIS 7.0^[1] (KB2716513) (Moderate) Microsoft FTP Service 7.5 for IIS 7.0^[1] (KB2716513) (Moderate)
Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation)	Not applicable	Not applicable	Not applicable	Windows Server 2008 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 2 (Server Core installation) (KB2761226) (Important)	Microsoft FTP Service 7.0 for IIS 7.0^[1] (KB2716513) (Moderate) Microsoft FTP Service 7.5 for IIS 7.0^[1] (KB2716513) (Moderate)
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems (Server Core installation)	Not applicable	Not applicable	Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 (KB2729451) (Critical)	Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems (Server Core installation) (KB2761226) (Important)	Microsoft FTP Service 7.5 for IIS 7.5 (KB2716513) (Moderate) Internet Information Services 7.5 (KB2719033) (Moderate)
Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation)	Not applicable	Not applicable	Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.1 (KB2729452) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2729449) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (KB2729460) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4^[1] (KB2737019) (Important) Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (KB2737083) (Important)	Windows Server 2008 R2 for x64-based Systems Service Pack 1 (Server Core installation) (KB2761226) (Important)	Microsoft FTP Service 7.5 for IIS 7.5 (KB2716513) (Moderate) Internet Information Services 7.5 (KB2719033) (Moderate)
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)	Not applicable	Not applicable	Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 (KB2729462) (Critical) Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 (KB2737084) (Important) Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5^[2](KB2756872) (No severity rating)	Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation) (KB2761226) (Important)	Not applicable

Microsoft Office Suites and Components
Bulletin Identifier	MS12-076
Aggregate Severity Rating	Important
Microsoft Office 2003 Service Pack 3	Microsoft Excel 2003 Service Pack 3 (KB2687481) (Important)
Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 2	Microsoft Excel 2007 Service Pack 2^[1] (KB2687307) (Important)
Microsoft Office 2007 Service Pack 3	Microsoft Excel 2007 Service Pack 3^[1] (KB2687307) (Important)
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions)	Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 1 (32-bit editions) (KB2597126) (Important)
Microsoft Office 2010 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions)	Microsoft Excel 2010 Service Pack 1 (64-bit editions) (KB2597126) (Important)
Microsoft Office for Mac
Bulletin Identifier	MS12-076
Aggregate Severity Rating	Important
Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac	Microsoft Office 2008 for Mac (KB2764048) (Important)
Microsoft Office for Mac 2011	Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 (KB2764047) (Important)
Other Microsoft Office Software
Bulletin Identifier	MS12-076
Aggregate Severity Rating	Important
Microsoft Excel Viewer	Microsoft Excel Viewer^[2] (KB2687313) (Important)
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 2	Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 2 (KB2687311) (Important)
Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3	Microsoft Office Compatibility Pack Service Pack 3 (KB2687311) (Important)

Detection and Deployment Tools and Guidance

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 TechCenter provides additional information about security in Microsoft products. Consumers can visit Microsoft Safety & Security Center, where this information is also available by clicking "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, "MS12-001"), 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, see 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.

System Center 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 System Center Configuration Manager, see System Center Technical Resources.

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.

Other Information

Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool

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.

Non-Security Updates on MU, WU, and WSUS

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.

Microsoft Active Protections Program (MAPP)

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.

Security Strategies and Community

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.

Acknowledgments

Microsoft thanks the following for working with us to help protect customers:

Jose A. Vazquez of spa-s3c.blogspot.com, working with VeriSign iDefense Labs, for reporting two issues described in MS12-071
Omair for reporting an issue described in MS12-071
Cheng-da Tsai (Orange), Sung-ting Tsai, and Ming-chieh Pan (Nanika) of Trend Micro for reporting an issue described in MS12-071
Tal Zeltzer, working with VeriSign iDefense Labs, for reporting two issues described in MS12-072
Justin Royce of ProDX for reporting an issue described in MS12-073
James Forshaw of Context Information Security for reporting four issues described in MS12-074
Mateusz "j00ru" Jurczyk of Google Inc for reporting an issue described in MS12-075
Eetu Luodemaa and Joni Vähämäki of Documill for reporting an issue described in MS12-075
Sean Larsson, working with the iDefense VCP, for reporting an issue described in MS12-076
An anonymous researcher, working with the iDefense VCP, for reporting an issue described in MS12-076
An anonymous researcher, working with the iDefense VCP, for reporting an issue described in MS12-076
An anonymous researcher, working with HP TippingPoint's Zero Day Initiative, for reporting an issue described in MS12-076

Support

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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Revisions

V1.0 (November 13, 2012): Bulletin Summary published.
V1.1 (November 13, 2012): For MS12-075, corrected the CVE title and Denial of Service Exploitability Assessment in the Exploitability Index for CVE-2012-2897.
V2.0 (November 14, 2012): For MS12-073, revised Bulletin Summary to reflect that the KB2716513 update on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 is now available through all distribution channels, including Windows Update and Microsoft Update. See the MS12-073 bulletin for details.