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Microsoft Security Bulletins
October 2008

by Tony Bradley, CISSP-ISSAP
for About.com

To view a summary of the October 2008 bulletins, visit Microsoft Security Bulletin Summary for October, 2008. Click the links below to view the individual Microsoft Security Bulletins and to download any patches that might be required for your system. You can also visit Windows Update to automatically determine what patches or updates your system needs.

1. MS08-056

Vulnerability in Microsoft Office Could Allow Information Disclosure
Criticality: Moderate

2. MS08-057

Vulnerabilities in Microsoft Excel Could Allow Remote Code Execution
Criticality: Critical

3. MS08-058

Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
Criticality: Critical

4. MS08-059

Vulnerability in Host Integration Server RPC Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution
Criticality: Critical

5. MS08-060

Vulnerability in Active Directory Could Allow Remote Code Execution
Criticality: Critical

6. MS08-061

Vulnerabilities in Windows Kernel Could Allow Elevation of Privilege
Criticality: Important

7. MS08-062

Vulnerability in Windows Internet Printing Service Could Allow Remote Code Execution
Criticality: Important

8. MS08-063

Vulnerability in SMB Could Allow Remote Code Execution
Criticality: Important

9. MS08-064

Vulnerability in Virtual Address Descriptor Manipulation Could Allow Elevation of Privilege
Criticality: Important

10. MS08-065

Vulnerability in Message Queuing Could Allow Remote Code Execution
Criticality: Important

11. MS08-066

Vulnerability in the Microsoft Ancillary Function Driver Could Allow Elevation of Privilege
Criticality: Important
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