Microsoft Security Bulletin Releases Issued: December 9, 2014

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Title: Microsoft Security Bulletin Releases
Issued: December 9, 2014
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Summary
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The following bulletins have undergone a major revision increment.
* MS14-065 - Critical
* MS14-066 - Critical

Bulletin Information:
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MS14-065 - Critical
- Title: Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer
- https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms14-065
- Reason for Revision: V2.0 (December 9, 2014): To address issues
with Security Update 3003057, Microsoft re-released MS14-065 to
comprehensively address CVE-2014-6353. Customers running
Internet Explorer 8 on Windows 7 or Windows Server 2008, or
Internet Explorer 10 should either install the newly offered
update or install the December Internet Explorer Cumulative
Update (3008923). See Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 3003057
for more information.
- Originally posted: November 11, 2014
- Updated: December 9, 2014
- Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical
- Version: 2.0
MS14-066 - Critical
- Title: Vulnerability in Schannel Could Allow Remote Code
Execution
- https://technet.microsoft.com/library/security/ms14-066
- Reason for Revision: V3.0 (December 9, 2014): Bulletin revised to
announce the reoffering of the 2992611 update to systems running
Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. The reoffering addresses
an issue in the original release. Customers running Windows Vista
or Windows Server 2008 who installed the 2992611 update prior to
the December 9 reoffering should reapply the update. See
Microsoft Knowledge Base Article 2992611 for more information.
- Originally posted: November 11, 2014
- Updated: December 9, 2014
- Bulletin Severity Rating: Critical
- Version: 3.0

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