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August 2016 Patch Tuesday: Microsoft releases 9 security updates, 5 rated critical

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For August 2016, Patch Tuesday isn’t too painful. Microsoft released nine security bulletins, five of which were rated critical due to remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities.

Why so few this month? Michael Gray, VP of Technology at Thrive Networks, suggested, “It stands to reason that Microsoft may have kept things simple so as not to over-shadow the release of their Windows 10 Anniversary update.”

Critical

MS16-095 is the cumulative monthly fix for Internet Explorer. It resolves five memory corruption vulnerabilities and four information disclosure flaws.

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Patch Tuesday November 2015: Microsoft releases 12 fixes, 4 rated critical

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For Patch Tuesday November 2015, Microsoft released 12 security bulletins, four rated as critical and the remaining 8 rated as important.

Rated Critical

MS15-112 is the cumulative fix for remote code execution flaws in Internet Explorer. Microsoft lists 25 CVEs, most of which are IE memory corruption vulnerabilities. 19 are called Internet Explorer memory corruption vulnerabilities, with three CVEs labeled slightly different as Microsoft browser memory corruption vulnerabilities. Of the remaining CVEs, one involves Microsoft browser ASLR bypass, one is for an IE information disclosure flaw, and one is a scripting engine memory corruption vulnerability. You should deploy this as soon as possible.

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May Microsoft Patch Tuesday: 2 rated Critical, 6 Important & 4 Security Advisories

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Microsoft released eight security bulletins, which address 13 Common Vulnerability & Exposures (CVEs) in .NET Framework, Office, SharePoint, Internet Explorer, and Windows.
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