Microsoft Security Patch Release February 2010 Advance Notification
Following January's single scheduled patch, and one out-of-cycle patch, February is shaping up to be a massive security bulletin release from Microsoft, at least according to the Advance Notification that they have released for next week's bulletins.
Thirteen bulletins are scheduled for release, comprising five Critical, seven Important, and one Moderate rating from Microsoft. The thirteen patches will be for Windows and Office vulnerabilities (11 and 2 respectively). Both Office patches are rates as Important. An information disclosure vulnerability in Internet Explorer that was released in early February will not be patched with this release, nor will an SMB vulnerability that allows a Denial of Service and which was identified prior to the January security patch release. What will be patched is a privilege elevation vulnerability that has affected Windows versions since NT 4.0.
It should be noted that the patches applicable to Microsoft Office will also be provided for the OS X versions of Office, particularly Office 2004.
7 February 2010
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